I don't know if you've received this question before, but what's your take on Gamzee's behavior during the trickster arc? He seemed to really disapprove of everything that was going on and I've been unable to figure out why. Is there anything I've missed?

Well I would imagine it’s just sheer shock. Consider, this is the guy that refused the beckoning call of the Mirthful Messiahs by being High for most of his life, until he ran out of the stuff, and everything snapped into place- The violent cult he’s a part of, his Ancestral Legacy, Lil Cal’s commands, Doc Scratch talking to him. Suddenly he went from a joke character to an emissary of his Divinity, of which he himself is part of. The Angel of Double Death, a Demon that devours Reality Itself, to have the honor to destroy in His name and raise him and help him until the day he may become what he’s fated to be… And then you also witness the miracle of a valuable magical item He is fond of being used, to behold what may amount to a true Miracle for someone of his kin!

…

And said miracle involves an extreme amount of sugary bullshittery, awkward flirting and baby-making talk, marriage proposals and smooches galore.

It’s not like he’s… Against it or disapproves of it. It just feels like he’s like. “Oh God, we have to watch them make out in turns and do a jig on top of a pile of rainbow weapons…?” It feels like a meaningless twist of what’s going on, paired with imagery that may remind him of his own High state from years ago, and kind of a polar opposite of what his Church seems to stand for! From gritty, bloody and grimdark to… Happy-go-lucky, smiling, sugary rush.

It’s also hilarious to see the one time Gamzee, a character who revolves heavily around how bullshit everything he does is, actually at a loss for words for what he’s seeing in front of him.