#pompuff talks

In "They All Get Guns", despite everyone's attitude towards Jax, and the way he treated her in "Candy Carrier Chaos", she's not scared to give him a chance. She's thrilled at the end that they've connected and doesn't hesitate to embrace him. Even after he pushes her away and says horrible things to her, she keeps reaching out to him, checking on him, trying to include him, to encourage him to take her hand and escape with them.

This isn't out of naivete, quite the opposite. She can see the pain he's trying to hide, maybe even more clearly than he sees it. She's got so much love in her heart, and she's so unashamed about it. She doesn't take anything at face value or take anyone for granted. She loves openly and fiercely.

That line being the breaking point for Caine really demonstrates the dilemma between the AI mind and the human mind. This was particularly insulting to him because from his perspective, it’s not true. He’s always listening. He never stops listening. He has heard every single word every circus member has ever said, and proved that by using their private conversations against them. From his perspective, the accusation was completely unfounded.

Of course we know that what Pomni meant was “you don’t understand” or “you fail to comprehend the deeper meaning of our words”, but thats an implication only a human could grasp. To his mind, “Listen” = the physical act of hearing them speak, which he has been doing non-stop despite his obvious discomfort it brings him.

Imagine you work a job where you have to smile non-stop every hour you’re on the clock, so you do, and then one day your boss screams in your face that you “never smile”. Of course you’d be insulted, of course you’d scream back “can you not see I’ve been doing that this entire time!?” But “smile” actually meant you have to be genuinely happy in order to properly perform the job, and all you’ve been doing is holding a stiff facial expression. But you didn’t know that or weren’t capable of genuine happiness, but regardless, your boss is technically correct.

I just love how unashamedly chaotic and wild Jax is. The second he wasn't forced to be vegan anymore he bolted off and ate his double like an animal

No hesitation whatsoever, and Pomni's little giggle in response and expression of slight embarrassment at getting caught is just too precious

I have to be honest.... showtime as a ship never really appealed to me, for several reasons. The obvious power imbalance, Goose stating after that Christmas promo that Pomni would "never give Caine a gift", (implying that she hates him), Caine being more innocent and obnoxious than a child, etc....

But at the other hand, Kinger is dad for real