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[joculatrixster]

mandatory reading for Ananas likers

Mango and Ananas have been described as symbiotic in their friendship. This is the only canon peek into what they've become after the guild story. I've seen a few interpretations of this relationship but in my opinion, many have been off the mark. Whether they've misinterpreted Mango, Ananas, or both it's just my take that the relationship is not as simple as fanon likes to make it out to be. 

Now, what do I mean by my statements? Simply put, fanon tends to do as fanon does and flattens a character or relationship. Ananas is not nor will they ever be a soft-hearted parental figure. In the same vein, however, they are not cruel or overly malicious being. The same misreading of personality can be attributed to Mango being a softy or just a pushover. Unfortunately, though the way people have interpreted their bond has either been a one-sided friendship Mango has with a distant god or a family bond between the two. Now I will admit I do love some family Ananas and Mango but I have to admit canon shows a very different picture that I need to acknowledge. 

At this point, you’re probably wondering what my opinion is since I've spent thus far only choosing to discredit the most popular interpretations of them I've heard of. Well in my opinion they ARE symbiotic, but not in the way you might be thinking. They don't need each other to survive. There is a massive power imbalance that ensures no matter what Ananas can live without Mango and technically out of anyone on the islands Mango could leave easiest as a talented boatsman. The thing is though Devs never claimed their relationship was symbiotic in a physical nature I believe where they require each other is emotional. 

Let me remind you that symbiotic means a mutually beneficial relationship. Canonly speaking no matter if you agree with my interpretation you can't deny they both benefit somewhat from this arrangement. It's even described by the Devs as a friendship, denying they could even be friends would deny canon. Therefore we establish they both can help each other with their presence. It can also be said Mango can not offer Ananas anything physical that would benefit the dragon. He is but a child while Ananas is his superior in age, power, and influence. So then the only way I can see them benefiting each other is through an emotional connection.

It makes sense if you truly understand both characters. They are both incredibly lonely people. Ananas lives an isolating life up in their palace, only surrounded by beings they morally object to socializing with. Mango is a bit harder to say but I do remember lines that truly point out his loneliness. He says "Legends say the dragons were born here and- Hey where are you going?" also "Our islands are unique! This one has so many- Where are you going?" and finally "Come visit again! Promise? Please?" Through these examples and other info on Mango's character, a picture can be painted. He loves the islands more than anything and as a ferryman, he helps those visiting learn more about his beloved home. Those same visitors however seem to be his only friends as he is desperate for them to return. He is also constantly either ignored or left behind while trying to talk about his interests and his home. These are not the words of a boy who has tons of friends, they are the words of a child with no one to truly open up to. Except, perhaps, the only person who loves the islands more than Mango. 

So far what we know about Ananas makes it clear they love their island more than anything. They protect it from harm and defacing their home is enough to warrant death in their eyes. The guild has experienced that first hand but the inverse has also been shown to be true. Many seem to think Ananas is overly mean and yet once the guild members saved Pineapplmur Ananas not only spared them but helped them get to the ocean. That was an extra effort on their part to help out those who they originally were willing to execute for an "unforgivable" crime. To me it sounds like Ananas is not cruel, they're just strict and stand by their own code of honor. It's not even one too hard to understand. It's simply something like "those who harm what's mine deserve no mercy, those who help what's mine deserve my respect." Milk, who saved Pineapplemur, is given the closest thing to a compliment I think Ananas can give to a standard cookie. If you then look at Mangos chart with Ananas you will see how a mere cookie, who didn't even save their precious pet, is given similar praise. To be seen in such a way by a dragon like Ananas who looks so far down on cookies? One who is not even a warrior, not even an adult? That's impressive. Mango has canonly earned Ananas's respect or at the very least interest on the grounds of his knowledge. 

Leading back to the original point it's quite clear now where this is heading I assume. Mango is a child who loves the islands above all else and seems to be walked away from often when trying to share that love with outsiders. Ananas is a self-isolating dragon who has a passion for their home above most other things and has an interest in Mango's knowledge. Through the guild story, Mango has already been acquainted with Ananas and can build a somewhat good foundation off of that. 

Their friendship is based solely on a need for interaction I believe. Mango gains someone to ramble at and learn new information from in Ananas. Something he lacks in regular island life. It's clear to me the people he meets are fleeting and he knows most everything a mortal can know about island life. In turn, Ananas would be able to gain in Mango compliments and a conversation with someone who knows their islands just as well as they do. Ananas most definitely would appreciate the formal address Mango would slip into as well as the natural compliments from him. They'd also gain someone who knows more about dragons than perhaps any other regular cookie alive. For someone like Ananas, what else is there to talk about than dragons, islands, and themself? Mango is ecstatic to talk about any of the 3 topics so why not indulge the little cookie just a bit?

 That's probably how it started and how it grew past that point was most likely a slow process for them both. Perhaps even now neither of them truly understand their relationship either, it just is as it is. No doubt Ananas does not consider it the same as either Lotus or Pitayas interactions with cookies. Mango similarly wouldn't dream of considering a dragon a friend, the audacity of the assumption would be unspeakable. And yet, just because they don't realize what has truly blossomed doesn't mean it's any less real. 

So if you ask me how I feel about Mango and Ananas I'd have to be honest. They are complicated and unconventional. But, they are friends and understand each other more than either would be willing to admit, at least at first. How they grow and bond past this point I'm not sure but I have high hopes for them. I may be looking too deeply into these characters or putting too much faith in the Devs but hey, it's still fun to imagine. And if I'm wrong, if Devs flatten them both out or rip apart any emotional depth between these 2 characters I love so dearly at least I can say it's just a theory...a cookie theory, thanks for reading!

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