David looks at the boy Star has ensnared and thinks “You’re not as bad as you think you are, little boy, but you could be.” So, he calls to her and challenges this ‘Michael‘, hoping to see what he is made of, that he is something David can work with; Max can go screw himself if he isn’t.

“Well, whaddya know,” David thought, not bothering to stop the smile that slithered onto his face, all it took was a game of chicken, and Michael was giving as good as he got, “this is going to be fun!”