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Jade 🍄

Azul 🐙

I like the V poly of the Octotrio — BUT ONLY WHEN AZUL IS THEIR EQUAL!! Why would they care about him to that degree if he wasn't? Jade and Floyd have made it clear they don't play with people who aren't worth their time, and a constant damsel in distress would likely fall into that. If you're not strong enough to take care of yourself, good luck, bozo! They've probably abandoned people for even less, too! (Baseless assumption, btw)

Azul is strong enough to hold his own, and he's intelligent and clever. He can worm his way out of most situations without resorting to violence, but if he has to, he knows what he's doing. He's physically strong, even if he can't exert himself for long periods of time such as with sprinting, and his magic control isn't something to be trifled with. Even if you outrun him, he could just as easily freeze you in place. Not only that, but [MINOR SPOILER FOR BOOK 7] he almost damn near broke Sebek's arm as he was clinging during the dream jump. [END OF SPOILER]

Azul is not a helpless damsel. He only ever portrays himself that way when he's tricking someone into giving him something he wants with minimal effort. That's cleverness, not weakness.

He's very precise, too, as we saw in his school uniform vignette when he practiced rolling dice until he could get the results he wanted. That also shows his tenacity, too, a trait the tweels respect. They love that Azul will try, fail, get back up, and try again. He doesn't quit, and he doesn't whine and cry to others if he thinks he can't do it. Sure, he may use others, but it's not because he's incompetent or incapable. It's called resourcefulness and maximizing results while minimizing effort. It's energy in, rewards out, same as how predatorial animals hunt.

The thing is, if Azul is struggling, they'll watch to see how he gets himself out of his own mess. [MAJOR SPOILER FOR BOOK 7] They left Azul to his own devices in his own dream, and they made it clear vocally that if Azul isn't strong enough to save himself, they don't need him. That was the deal between the three, something continuously brought up throughout the story people like to pretend doesn't exist. Floyd outright says in multiple ways, point blank, that they believe in Azul. They know he can overcome these obstacles. And when he does, guess what? Jade and Floyd hit your group with the "I told you so" beam. They knew Azul could do it. The twins mention that Azul getting everything he wants is boring, though. [END OF BOOK 7 SPOILERS]

The twins don't want Azul to always succeed or to always fail. They want him to be fun. And guess what part of his fun is? Self-sufficiency. Self-reliance. Being able to come up with ambitious plans himself and execute them in one form or another. They have never, ever babied him, and they never will. A babied Azul is a fake Azul.

Would they be protective of him? Of course! But they're not going to do everything for him, and if he can't do it for himself period, oh boy. He's either never going to hear the end of it or he's getting ousted, depending on the situation.

Stop treating Azul like a defenseless maiden or an utter crybaby. He isn't.

Sure, he cries when he's at his breaking point, but do you have any idea how hard it is to push him that far? We the player simply caught him at his worst moments. He isn't always like that! And the tweels make it very clear they don't like Azul being that way.

I don't mind people shipping characters. I don't mind them having fun. But at least TRY to keep the character accurate.

I want to imagine that the tweels definitely got hurt with Azul's first dream. That's why they reacted like that when Azul was dragged by the darkness the first time, vs. them holding onto him when getting dragged away the second time and when he was awake.

Because let's be honest, Azul appears in both of the eels' dreams, and although the darkness interprets Azul wrong, it can't be denied that he's there in their imagination/dreams and that they were still "friends" (because none of them would admit it). Jade's obvious, but Floyd, while they're apart, their friendship or partnership still exists. Floyd was just bored of the world of winning everything.

In comparison, Azul's first dream completely erases his relationship with the tweels, and that definitely hurt them whether they realize it or not. They stuck together for at least 3 years. There's no way they're not friends imo. They're a scheming set of friends with their own weird set of rules that works for them, and they're going to deny that friendship because they have a "no strings attached" bs that keeps them in denial. Back to Azul's dream, the tweels then see how well he has their personality and characters down in the second dream and with the experience of besting their own selves, they decide immediately move on because that is how their little tight knit trio works