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i forgor where i saw this but i remember seeing someone bring up the idea of 8 rockies in stex and now that is canon in my heart
BRO WTF DID THIS BOOK HAVE TO END ON A CLIFFHANGER
the aftermath of the race
DAY 11: THE ROCKIES !!!!!
- Favourite Actor?
honestly i think any actors for the rockies are pretty fire in my opinion, but i will say having a girl rocky is like one of the best things that could’ve happened to them !! also i’m a fan of the 3 girl rockies even if they were in the joke matinee in london and never appeared again.
- Favourite Song/Scenes?
you already KNOW i’m gonna say right place right time because that really shows the rockies at their best in my opinion. is them telling rusty to give up rather rude? yes. but are they doing it out of malicious intent? no. are they based and true when they say that the system is rigged to put certain people on top and others on the bottom? yes. and are they absolutely killing it as they say it? also yes. it’s brief, but i love how it shows how the rockies have been so jaded by how they’ve been treated by the system that they’ve just nilhistically accepted that it’s always gonna screw them over, and gave up trying to change it is actually like really depressing ????? they seem more so interested in surviving train classism than changing or defying it. also there’s this one clip from a vegas boot where the rusty hater tries to attack rusty, only for the rockies to all fight him off which is super cute. NOBODY hurts their little bro and it’s so wholesome, i love how much they genuinely care for rusty. even when they tell him to give up, it seems more like they’re telling him to not waste his breath on something that’s inevitably gonna fuck him over than them bullying him. also i love how upset rocky 1 is when he founds out that the british engine was scrapped (btw does that mean the british engine DIED ?????)
- Favourite Costumes?
i love both their london and post-london costumes equally !!! the london ones are a bit more abstract than the broadway ones in terms of how well they resemble actual trains, but honestly i’m quite a fan of how they more lean into the boxing look. that also why i prefer them without their shoulder boxes on when it comes to their post-london costumes, they really look much more like actual boxers that way. however i will say, i love how big their shoulder boxes are, i think it’s cute, it’s like their little puffy sleeves :3. also pink rocky is the best rocky i love pink rocky they could never make me hate you pink rocky
- Favourite Ships/Friendships?
idk where the hell it came from but i love the ship of rocky 1 with the british engine, it’s so funny how upset he is to found out that british was scrapped. like that’s his man !!! and his ride !!! wtf !!! in terms of platonic relationships, i love how they’re friends with rusty, and seem rather protective of him. they’re like his big siblings, they’ll definitely mess with and tease him sometimes, but the moment anyone tries to fuck with him (cough cough rusty hater cough cough) they will personally rip them up. NOBODY messes with their little bro besides them. i also love how fond they are of poppa/momma !! it’s so cute they hype the old steamer up before they sing, and how they get really defensive of momma/poppa during laughing stock. they’re so loyal, i love those guys !!!
- Headcanons?
the rocky’s shoulder boxes are only necessary when they are doing freight work, in all other situations, the rockies find them clunky and hard to work with so they choose to leave them off whenever they can.
if the rockies had their own racing helmets, they would resemble real life boxing headgear that protects the entire face
also i like to think there are actually 8 rockies in total. the four original broadway rockies, the elusive pink rocky, and the 3 london all-girl rockies. the first four consist of 3 guys with rocky 3 being the token girl, and the second four consist of 3 girls with pink rocky (rocky 5) being the token guy.
- Unpopular Opinion?
as happy as i am with the inclusion of rocky 3 becoming a girl, it seems as though they REALLY wanted to convey that she was a girl. the ponytail coming out of her boxing headgear, the eyelashes and lipstick? look i’m all for her being pushed as a girl don’t get me wrong, but i don’t see why that she has to have traditionally feminine design features to show that she’s a woman you know ???