I feel bad for Starlo.
Star has a point, idk what the four were ticked off about, there is like 99% chance everyone willingly participated in the trolley problem, based on what we've seen of his behavior thus far it's not like Starlo to be that big of a jerk/drag them by force/yell at them to do it. Ed's words:
he does it because Star asks NICELY
clearly jealous
It genuinely seemed like a fun time/fun roleplay, especially since every day is the same. Like, the five are supposed to be a rowdy and adventures bunch, what exactly did Starlo do wrong, I'm genuinely confused and curious. Except taking a big liking in Clover (his posse should know that this is a big moment for him, according to Blackjack they've known each other since high school and had the same liking for westerns. So they were basically a nerd gang.) Starlo was kind, patient and considerate towards Clover the whole time, even warned Mooch about them not being bandits, taught Clover gun safety, wanted to bring his posse along for a fun time, thanked Ace for telling him about getting Clover a new hat...
Sure, at first he only liked Clover for being a human, but as Ceroba says, that changed and he grew to genuinely care about them, plus I can't help but think Star saw himself in Clover and that's part of the reason he was so proud of them all the time even when they messed up (I'll talk more about this at some point)
What exactly made Ace want to leave the gang? He even said how he doesn't mind "getting run over by the fake train"
he's so nice. says sorry for forgetting the safety goggles even when he was scatterbrained due to his excitement. I love him so much
The only real "faults" (I'll call them temporary faults) I saw in Star during the Wild East section was that he was even more enthusiastic and more proud than usual. But how couldn't he be when he met a member of the species that he has admired for so long because they have real cowboys and sheriffs on the surface (who are seen as brave heroes who deliver justice, while Star canonically feels like a nobody farmer). His posse should have realized Clover wouldn't be there forever and just let their boss enjoy himself with his "deputy who'd have to leave sooner or later anyway"(or be more patient with him/ask him why he feels this strongly towards Clover/if there's a deeper reason for that). His friends including Ceroba just turn their back on him so quickly instead. The moment he's gotten the chance to feel valued for once and put himself first and not have to take care of this whole town and everyone in it and live his dream of meeting a real human, suddenly "his personality is damaged?"
Star's literally built this whole town, organised everything, he worries about everyone, Ceroba (plus was the one to give her emotional strength before and after Clover's sacrifice), Kanako, the monsters, his family, struggles with feelings of worthlessness yet never wipes that smile off his face, always does his best to be hopeful and optimistic and make others laugh, gave his posse a nap time so they don't become exhausted, gave Ceroba a free home, didn't act upon his feelings towards her and was a 110% supportive, caring friend instead. THAT'S who he is. He's the papa bear of this friend group, the glue holding everyone together.
He was just *really* excited. Y'all know he's insecure and just wishes to escape who he is and yet y'all blame him for liking Clover so much. Yeah, the four are very clearly jealous. But why won't the four of you control your feelings for a while? As mentioned, Clover WILL HAVE TO LEAVE EVENTUALLY. They won't be Star's "deputy" forever (the kid who's just as into westerns as he is, who values justice just as much, who also values doing the right thing. Someone he clearly felt understood in the presence of, whom he loved; just look at the way he talks about Clove during Showdown). Star seems genuinely confused of what he did wrong poor guy just wanted to live his fantasy for once and feel important:
Even at the beginning Moray's like "oh no Martlet is upset" Mooch replies "don't be a buzzkill nothing exciting ever happens around here" and Ray's like "Yeah you've got a point"
If you all agreed to have a little fun with a human who will very soon leave forever why is Starlo's enthusiasm such a big problem? If the posse weren't into this after all (unless they were simply too jealous which could have been solved with a honest talk and a little patience) why are you doing this "rowdy" job with Star in the first place? Do you want your boring routine day to day life so much back? Or just for Clover to leave (which they will soon enough)? You, western enthusiasts, literally met a real human, A HUMAN FROM WESTERNS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PASSIONATELY INTO (clearly not as passionate as Star but passionate ENOUGH to understand where he's coming from).
... okay.
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I wonder why UI is neutral to Pebbles in your au?
They dont really interact with each other despite being the same generation nor do they have a reason to. She can care less whats going on with him
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A dude on Tinder angrily ranted to me about the pitiful state of urban planning in major US cities and I got so horny I had to go for a walk
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something that really bugs me is adults being like minors dni on the interwebs.....
i read something on tumblr a while ago about the chronic separation of the generations and how if we stay isolated we will never learn from each other. and we wont be united obviously lol. i hate hate hate that. i hate being separated and i love community. community is SO INTEGRAL to humanity as a species. why dont you wanna talk with kids
i have friends that are adults. i have two beautiful wonderful friends that are both 24 years old and theyre great. and i go on ponytown or whatever and its like "im 20. minors dni!!!!!!" like what are you so scared of. i can only kind of empathize with the whole "i dont want to talk to like edgy 13 yr olds" but also... you can help them bro......... kids are awesome. and so interesting. why would you want them to stay away
i can never understand age limits on interactions. what do you mean ONLY people 15-20 can interact with you. what are you so SCARED of? if someone in your group has a 21st birthday does that mean they have to get kicked out? or when YOU age your limit goes up to 16-21? i dont get it. i dont understand. i want to see everything and talk to everyone
i saw someone on ponytown with like "DNI: adults who make friends with minors (groomer behavior!!!!!!!)" and i hated it so bad i got so angry. what? what? what the hell do you mean? theyre just people. you know people can be kind right? thats SO ugh whats it called. overgeneralizing. are you kidding me. do you know how much kids can LEARN by having adult friends? will you condemn the elderly who befriend kids and they do puzzles and shit together? will you condemn the teachers who keep in touch with their students and help them with life growing up? do you hate family friends
uugh i hate it. i wanted to talk about it cus i saw it again. i hate hate hate it. you can have your boundaries i guess but rrrrrgh dont be so diminishing to kids. kids are people too and thats really important to remember
notably im not saying like 18+ places are bad i understand the use of them. esp in adult-only content. but thats not like.... like thats a place. a website or a bar or something. thats not a PERSON. if YOU in general are like NO KIDS can interact with ME. whats your problem. if youre in a place and youre like NO KIDS can be here. (because its not safe or etc) then thats like. yeah. makes sense. im not going anywhere with this i just want to say i understand adult-only stuff its just when it comes to the individual's boundaries its so stupid to say no one under 18 can even SPEAK to me
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