#starmites ramble

[sharkboy-starmites]

I am genuinely crying about starmites. They're just guys. I don't like crying in public but I'll be dammed if these silly fuckers aren't bringing tears to my eyes.

[yourgayfroggiefriend]

So we're talking about how spacepunk was trying so hard to remember future human and starmite culture, but what is their culture?

For one, it says that women are to be worshiped and reveared, right? Well, that's why I assume they were the ones entrusted to guarding the cruelty. Probably like an eleate force of women who were all chosen for being badasses. Obviously they'd be trans inclusive.

Also! Their names. We all know that their names are goofy and wacky, but I had an actual idea for why that is. So, I was thinking that when born, they're given a name. For example, Ack Ack would be named that. But then, when they go out to battle and come back for the first time they get a ceremony and get given a new name by the elders. For Ack Ack, it would be his last name; Hakeraxe. But we don't see anyone who would have actually gone throught hat since the were all kids. I assume Punk just took what he knew and tried to give them all names based off their traits. That might be why spacepunk doesn't have one, or he might have tacked on "space" or "punk" onto his name.

I feel like the names would be an honor thing, and not limited to soldiers. A blacksmith would get a name based off that when they successfuly make their first thing, for example.

I feel like they would sing a lot. It's human to sing, and I feel that the starmites would do a lot of it. Constant songs and tunes and dances made and heard around town no matter where you go. They would definitely have whole days centured around singing and dancing. Imagine them teaching all the little baby's how to play instruments and move their feet following the dance so many others have for hundreds of years. picture the music and songs and laughing. The culture that's now dead because the burden of rememberance was put onto a child.

I imagine they would have big feasts on days where they successfuly won a battle or got territory back, and sing songs and celebrate lifes lost when not. (Think Día de los Muertos for celebrating those who were lost but with more singing and storytelling)

This is just a couple things I drafted up in my head, feel free to add onto this!

[yourgayfroggiefriend]

Mmm, time for starmites angst!

So, we know how spacepunk and the mites escaped when they were little kids, and they’re the only ones left right?

Spacepunk on top of having to take care of the mites and keep everyone alive and well, also had the duty to carry on the starmites culture. They were the only ones left alive, and punk was the oldest so probably knew the most. If he forgot anything about their culture it was most likely gone forever.

I’m thinking that Shak Graa pulled something like a genocide, since there is no one else. So it’s not a stretch to say that he followed in the footsteps of many others and destroyed their places and culture and tried to erase them entirely.

Spacepunk was the only thing keeping his entire race of people and their history and culture and memory and from disappearing entirely. That has to be stressful, right? I’m just imagining him desperately trying to remember and preserve anything he can. Even as a little kid. He had to grow up so fast and pretend it was okay and give the mites hope. Spacepunk was fucking traumatized and holy fuck their backstory is horrifying.

Starmites angst has given me a serious brain worm.