transchrishartley:

In regards to Jester and Caleb at the Tri-Spires:

Fandoms have an awful tendency to hate on female characters in general but especially when they do something the fandom dislikes to their male fave and let’s face it Caleb is a male fave. So before this gets out of control I have something to say.

Jester did not know what she was saying was hurtful to Caleb. She was expressing her feelings. Ones she is allowed to have. She is not used to living this way and she is not very self-sufficient. She is in a new and scary environment for her. To an outside observer it might look like she is being selfish and whiny but we have basically been given confirmation Jester is hiding a lot of how she feels under forced positivity. Jester has a right to feel upset. She has no one in the world to care for her anymore. Far as she knows she might not be able to count on her mother. This girl is also in danger because remember Jester is marked for death. She was basically rushed out on her in the span of one night. Her lifestyle has been disrupted and she has not been given the skills to handle that. She is scared and alone so she expressed that in a way that accidentally hurt Caleb.

In addition to all of this Jester grew up in isolation and we know for a fact she has terrible social skills. She has no filter, no manners and no tact because she never had to learn those skills. The best she has is her ability to con strangers (which is probably something she learned from her mother). She’s never had to hold her tongue so she didn’t think to do so. She said what was on her mind because she is going through a hard time and it upset Caleb.

AND she felt bad! She felt genuinely sorry to have hurt Caleb’s feelings. She tried to apologise and tell him she didn’t mean to insult him but he didn’t want to hear it (which is also well within his right as the injured party and as he was already in a bad mood). However Jester did try to make it right. Caleb doesn’t have to forgive her but we have to acknowledge that she tried.

Laura plays Jester beautifully as a young girl having to adjust to her new lot in life and while she tries to stay optomistic and happy sometimes the reality of her situation gets to her. Playing her character well means sometimes doing and saying things that on the outside seem quite cruel but Jester doesn’t know any better. Laura as her creator understands in some situations Jester is oblivious to what she is doing and why it is wrong.

Let’s be real, if the genders were reversed, people would be shitting on her for being careful with money and stingy about it like Caleb was here and to just let the other guy have fun with it.

Oh, wait, that already did happen with Vex the greediest bitch in the universe, whoops.