This Came To Me In A Vision (translation: Its 5 In The Morning And My Humor Has Broken More Than It Already

this came to me in a vision (translation: it’s 5 in the morning and my humor has broken more than it already has)

STEX APPRECIATION MONTH DAY 2: PEARL THE OBSERVATION CAR

- Favourite Actor?

QUITE A FEW. lovette george is just pearl to me, if you gave her a pink wig then that would make her extra peak imo, reva rice, stephanie lawrence, nikki belsher and also like big shoutout to KAYNA MONTICELLO FOR BEING ANOTHER PEARL WHO IS STRAIGHT UP JUST PEARL TO ME. (kayna if you’re seeing this HI HI HI KEEP BEING AMAZING ✨)

- Favourite Song/Scenes?

any pearl scene is like, amazing as is, but he whistled at me is a standout pearl song and it is a DAMN SHAME it is gone. as weird as it sounds that pearl didn’t want to get with rusty because he wasn’t EXACTLY like her dream train, i think it establishes pretty well that pearl is a hopeless romantic who doesn’t fully get how romance works (same applies to rusty but i already spoke about him), and it also shows that she still does care for him, even if just as a friend despite her rejecting him. also in “hey you, yes you” i love her defending rusty from greaseball and actually making gb change his mind about rusty being in the race, yet another example of her caring about rusty despite rejecting his romantic advances. while i do prefer pearl and rusty having some history prior to the show, whistle at me is actually so cute. the way pearl is like the only person who likes the sound of rusty’s whistle and encouraging him not to be ashamed of it, and then learning how to whistle herself will never NOT be adorable. how could i forget only you/he, I LOVE PEARL BEING ABLE TO REFLECT ON HER ACTIONS AND BEING ABLE TO MOVE PAST THEM. I LOVE PEARL SHOWING SELF AWARENESS TO HER FLAWS AND HOW THAT COULDVE AFFECTED OTHERS. I LIVE FOR PEARL IMPROVEMENT, there was one that i saw (from one of the uk tours i believe ???) where she was so ashamed that she couldn’t even look rusty in the face when he came to find her, and the thought of her costing him the race is enough to bring her to tears which is like. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH- and her and rusty’s little arm thing which finally shows that they’re in sync with one another, ready to officially start a relationship is SO BEAUTIFUL IT SPEAKS LARGER WORDS THAN IF THEY KISSED IMO.

- Favourite Costumes?

my favs have to be the early costumes, olc (like any olc pearl costume), broadway, and japan/australia tour are really what i’m looking for in a pearl costume, they’re so cute and streamlined and pink and sparkly, extra points if pearl has a curly pink ponytail. also i would be lying if i didn’t like pearl’s purple color scheme in wembley, it’s also VERY cute (it’s almost like purple is the best color huh)

- Favourite Ships/Friendships?

duh of course prusty is at the top because they’re amazing and i love them and i would gladly sell my soul to them if they asked, but i’m also a pretty big fan of pearl and dinah, and weirdly pearl and belle the bar car (my problematic faves). as for platonic relationships, i’m SO SO interested in the idea of pearl having to earn back dinah’s trust and forgiveness for how she treated her in the show, but even moving past that, i love exploring their friendship, as in my head, they’re the youngest of all the coaches and therefore gravitated towards each other, i’d say that ANY pearl friendship with the other coaches is fun to think about !! as with rusty, i think the idea of electra trying to be besties with pearl despite having done nothing to earn her forgiveness or friendship is absolutely hilarious.

- Headcanons?

at least for my pearl, i headcanon that she began life as a more vintage looking observation coach (but upper class nonetheless), and once she reached adulthood she decided to be rebuilt into a more modern looking, streamlined dome coach. this new kind of coach fashion was very alluring to her as she was growing up, and while she doesn’t hate how she looked in the past, she definitely prefers how she looks now.

one more headcanon !! when pearl first arrived to the yard, she was aware there were a few steam engines still around, and the first person she saw was ashley, and because of her chimney, pearl thought she was ONE of the aforementioned engines, and developed a crush on her as a result, but even after learning that ashley was a coach like her, pearl’s one sided crush for ashley persisted for a few months until she had her little dream about a certain kind of engine, an engine moved by steam.

- Unpopular Opinion?

considering i’m the captain and founder of the very real and official pearl defense force, and since i’ve seen a fair number of people dislike her, pearl, while definitely flawed, is not a bad person ???? omg i cannot believe that this could be considered an unpopular opinion, but i’ve already said my peace on why pearl isn’t this cold hearted bitch that some people think she is, so i would like to add something to my already established opinion about pearl’s flaws: pearl doesn’t have to be LITERALLY A DAY OLD in order for her flaws not to dictate whether or not she’s a good person. even if she’s been around for quite some time, her being a hopeless romantic who sucks at empathy and reading social cues are obstacles she can overcome and move past, and flaws are what make us human (especially when compared to greaseball, cb and electra, pearl is LEAGUES more redeemable than any of them)

DAY 9: BELLE THE SLEEPING CAR(S)

- Favourite Actor?

honest i love both of memphis belle’s og actresses !! pp arnold and janet williams adderly were perfect for og belle. as for belle jr, ashlyn weeks and bethany rose-lythgoe are also both perfect for this belle.

- Favourite Song/Scenes?

for memphis belle, i’m ALWAYS a fan of her song, suggestive as it is. i love how belle knows her worth, and holds her head high, knowing that while she has lost her youth and beauty, she’s still the same sleeper as she was before, and her run down state says absolutely nothing about who she is as a person. additionally i love her passing down her knowledge to dinah in girl’s rolling stock, telling her that she can be awesome on her own (even if it is in service of getting greaseball back together with her) also her racing with rusty and defending him during the rap is amazing hello ???? i love belle being one of the few characters with an actual moral compass LMAO

for belle jr, she appears to be similar to belle the BAR car so most of my favorite scenes from her are the same for the bar car, however, i’m such a fan of her leading i am me and her and tassita assuring dinah that she is absolutely NOT at fault for greaseball breaking up with her. i love jr has the same moral compass and the desire to empower her fellow coaches as the original belle, it’s very much in spirit of what memphis would do.

- Favourite Costumes?

both of memphis belle’s costumes are pretty fire to me, but her broadway costume in my eyes is the most realized it has ever been. one of her shoulder boxes falling off, her little hat, her broken wheels, but that’s a tangent for another time.

belle jr has had one costume thus far and i have to say she has the strongest one out of all the coaches. her purpleness is like the best thing that could’ve happened to her, her shoulder pads, and neck pillow and spacey whoville hair is such a vibe ,,,,

- Favourite Ships/Friendships?

i’m very much a fan of both belles being close with the other coaches, and in a sense, being their LIFE coach. them both trying to help the younger coaches to flourish and be happy is so wholesome. i’m also interested in their relationship towards each other even if they never met and don’t even exist in the same show, im a sucker of the idea that memphis belle is belle jr’s mother, or at least a mother figure towards her. her being a parental figure to jr would certainly explain the latter’s inclination to empower her fellow coaches. additionally, memphis belle’s relationship with rusty is cute, it’s like he’s a grandson meeting his old man’s old flame from his youth, i think it’s cute !! if we also operate off the idea that jr is memphis’s daughter or daughter figure, i love the idea of her and rusty having a sibling like relationship, which could extend to slick as well (it completes the triad of rolling stock siblings !!!)

- Headcanons?

i think that belle jr was rather shy and reserved when she was younger, especially when she was brought in to replace memphis in the passenger train, og belle was EXTREMELY high class prior to retirement, so she left very big shoes to fill. however, much like poppa/momma with rusty, belle senior taught jr all that she knew about providing the best service to whatever passengers she would carry.

- Unpopular Opinion?

i don’t really have any !! i think that both belles are pretty awesome !!!

DAY 10: TASSITA THE QUIET CAR

- Favourite Actor?

tassita hasn’t had many actors, but renz cardenas was the BEST ACTOR HE COULDVE GOTTEN HELLO ???? i’m such a fan of him as tassita from what i’ve heard, he gives i am me such a full sound with his deeper voice, likewise for the coach’s lines during freight !! i love how displeased he is when the trucks show up, the way he delivers his lines when the coaches are badmouthing them is, in his words: “that’s brilliant!” except i’m not being sarcastic like he was.

- Favourite Song/Scenes?

since tassita to my knowledge only appears with belle, i mainly like whatever scenes he has that belle was also in. i like how he defends pearl from the other engines, it’s cute how he helps belle lead i am me, and when he tells dinah that she is absolutely NOT at fault for being dumped by gb.

- Favourite Costumes?

like belle jr, tassita only has one costume and to be honest, call it stockholm syndrome but i’ve certainly grown on his costume overtime, even his silly little baby pigtails LMAO. his orange and blue color scheme is pretty nice, he looks like candy ,,, also i really like how tassita dresses femininely like his fellow coaches. he also has a skirt but also not really a skirt but there’s no way it’s not a skirt, his silly pigtails and long eyelashes and makeup, very nice seeing feminine dressing men in media !!!

- Favourite Ships/Friendships?

i like his friendship with belle !!! they remind me of the cool queer upperclassmen i see at college that i desperately wanna be like. his friendship with dinah is also super cute, and the way he incorporated pearl into their little group is cute as well !!! the way he also wants them to be independent and happy is very very wholesome !!

- Headcanons?

he and belle are placed close together in the passenger train, since ppl are required to remain quiet while inside him, it makes sense to place him next to a sleeper. additionally, i think that tassita styles his hair the way he does to try and resemble a loud cockatoo, trying to show how despite him being a quiet car, he’s hardly a quiet person. all he needs to do is grow it out a bit more and turn it into a more accurate (and better) looking mohawk.

- Unpopular Opinion?

this isn’t an opinion it’s a fact and i’m tired of pretending that it’s not, TASSITA IS NOT THE FIRST MALE COACH. STRIKE THE MAIL VAN WAS. ITS JUST THAT ALW AND HIS LITTLE DISCIPLES WERE TOO SCARED TO GROUP HIM UP WITH THE GIRLIES. BUT THATS OK. TASSITA IS STILL THE FIRST FEMININE PRESENTING MALE COACH WHILE STRIKE WOULDVE PRESUMABLY BEEN MORE MASCULINE PRESENTING. but i cant pit tassita and strike against each other, when i could just have them make up and then make out instead.

i literally have no words, so i shall not speak

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