one of the things that always comes back and socks me ab homestuck is that they're all kids. fresh out of elementary school and they're faced with the destruction of earth and an entirely impossible quest. they watch people die around them and witness tragedies untold. and they have those moments where it reminds you who they really are.
like when john has his con air tantrum on the ship with jade it seemed really odd at first to me that he would do that. but he's a little kid who hasn't matured a whole lot, put under immense stress, and then finally given a chance to "relax" alone with just one friend and a bunch of lizards for three years (the middle school/high school years, arguably some of the most influentual in a kid's development!). of course he couldn't handle davesprite dumping jade, or realizing he maybe didn't like his favorite movie that much, or any of the other things that happened on their journey. they're all just kids.
