In a subsequent analysis by Arthur Rolle, the Bahamas Chief Meteorological Officer, national emergency agencies including the Red Cross and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force "responded exceptionally well to the hurricane alerts".

While Cross responded gracefully, other YA authors and agents took the fight to Twitter in a spectacularly misjudged bout of reader-bashing, "sneering at the people who make their ****ing books reach the NYT bestseller list", The Bookwurrm judged.

Under them, the Cross responded to the sea's agitation.

Cross responded with An Open Letter to Larry the Cable Guy posted on his website.

When pressed to explain these and other decisions, Cross responded that "Upholding the rule of law is not about winning popularity contests, but about doing what is right."