I should've been a goat

Like - age group. There's nothing wrong with adults watching or reading stories meant for children and teens, but it IS weird when then they turn around and throw a fit that they weren't mature enough. Like how bronies complained that the lore and world-building of a show about neon-coloured ponies isn't deep and complicated enough. Or the adult audience of SU flipping that the villains weren't dispatched of with enough righteous fury.

Or tone. If you expect Clean, Wholesome Entertainment with Edifying Morals, then why do you keep watching GoT, the Murder Show About War Criminals, and its spinoffs? Find. Something. Else.

- it’s fun to be awake & in an upright position

- consciousness is a gift

Sometimes, Grace will do it without thinking. That’s how Kiddo and Buddy got their nicknames. Often, Grace will nickname students after their coloration. Gaia got his nickname because he’s blue and green, and apparently looks a lot like Earth. Violet got hers because she’s purple. (She was initially disappointed since color means nothing to Eridians, but then Friend Grace showed them violet flowers and said that humans often associated purple with wealth and royalty, and she changed her tune.) Most of the time, Grace will give his students what he calls “regular human names” like Abby, Carl, or Martin.

But the most coveted nicknames are ones named after Earthen creatures. When ♩♪♬ 🎵 ♩♪♬ 🎵 first introduced themselves, Friend Grace immediately perked up and shouted “Robin!” After a bit of explaining himself and a few videos of bird calls, Robin was trilling and chirping happily, excited at having a nickname that felt like a 1-to-1 translation of their own.