People distrust Windy because of the rather drastic dichotomy between his actions and his demeanor. He signals that he's dangerous with his lack of hesitance or regret with his constant pranks and the one (so far) murder, and yet he's always smiling, which is supposed to be an expression signaling a lack of threat.
I mean... so he shouldn't be smiling?
Like I said, we've seen him way too few times for us to have an accurate portfolio of his mannerisms, and we should, if nothing else, agree that in the same way we see him as threatening, others might as well see us/Velvet as absolutely horrifying.
Also, that might explain us being cautious towards him, not the rip/murder/tear boner everybody's got for him.
while I agree we don't actually KNOW what happened to Golden Plum, let's be real: the previous owner DID die. All signs point to that, we saw metaphysical blood on his hooves right before the ritual, there was an investigation...
And as I said, as highly likely as that is, I wouldn't mind seeing the results of the investigation.
Actually, scratch that, it more than probably failed.
Hmmm... see the actual murder then? Like, if he done it, he done it. It ain't half the worst the Inner Circle has done.
But everybody else has been going like "and he liked murdering; smiling over the dead body; etc." Like... where did that vitriol come from, once again?
About the guard deployment... well, that's hard to judge. We didn't know Luna's location by then, and were probably a bit conflicted about our approach to her. Still, we COULD have stopped it anytime by revealing her location AFTER that.
we decided Luna's fate is more important than a few dozens guards. We're probably right, but the point is we made a choice, and Velvet will have to live with it. This WILL be a source of tension if/when we come clean about this...
Oh honey, that ain't the half of it by far, especially to outside sources that don't have our hive mind/forum observances.
Here's a recap indicating our actions in the Luna recovery efforts
without the reasoning and thought processes behind it all.
1. We went to Canterlot, where we sneaked and worked our way into a position of controlling the Luna search within moments of arrival. We went so far as to usurp the local commander's leading position, as a matter in fact, and thus had free reign to direct the search efforts as we saw fit, with accessibility to the most recent data as it came in. Which we fully used to our advantage, while also keeping all hands focused on the search itself rather than having stray minds go "hey, what was the cause of this?"
Or at least, stray minds that mattered and could have chosen to inquire into the matter.
Through our leadership and managerial methods, the search was streamlined, assistance efforts were directed to their specific spots,
no one else was allowed to sneak in after us, and our skills were so good as to endear us to the Crown.
2. We got a request for further aid, since we did so well, thus giving us access to
the most secure place in Equestria, while it was at its weakest, to boot. We went on to further solidify the Crown's appreciation of us, gaining the Favor of
both Princess Cadence and Princess Celestia.
Which, when you consider we were part of the reason of this whole mess, is a real twister.
By getting the Royal Guards involved in the search efforts, we further sidelined any opposition to our spot on the top, while also sending many of the best ponies capable and willing to make us pay for what we did to their smiling, willing deaths.
By
willfully hiding Luna's location after
we decided that is the only place she could be, Velvet became the sole judge, jury, and executioner for her fate, the fate of the guards, and the worthless efforts of Princess Celestia, whom dives the worst spots in Equestria in the sole efforts to find her beloved lost sister.
And we're supposed to be the "Good" Velvet?
Hah!
Still, worse has been done. The changelings were forgiven after an invasion, DISCORD was forgiven after all the shit he did, INCLUDING reviving Sombra and aiding Tirek, plus whatever he did a 1000 years ago, Luna was forgiven for Nightmare Moon's action (and in canon it's never been completely clear WHAT nightmare moon actually was...)
I'd rather we just keep it as low as possible that we were even involved, yes?
"What the eye don't see and the ears don't hear, the heart don't mind."
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Killed a pony and smiled about it.
Still can't prove it was the murder he was smiling about.
Attempted to set up a pit fighting arena, despite both the potential
Notoriety gain and (presumably) Comet Feet's objections.
1. Objections were that it would be worthless to do so in Ponyville, due to a real lack of worthy fighters.
Having Comet fight monsters all the time would not a business make, after all.
2. Wasn't it suggested as a potential flow of bits, especially at the Master's bequest to increase our material holdings?
Like, can't fault the guy if he was doing what the master suggested.
Sent us a provocative invitation, impacting our reputation and possibly our marriage.
And we have the option to get back at him for that.
And let's be honest, that wasn't a prank done out of malice, but rather amusement.
But taken all together? This paints a picture of someone who enjoys seeing others die, and who either fails to consider or disregards the secondary effects of his actions. He is a loose and loaded cannon, and sooner or later he's going to hit something we care about.
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Blink*
That... is far-fetched. Extremely so.
Especially when you consider his efforts with the club, the fact that he's the one that plans the efforts of many of the lower-ranking cultists, and how he has even made offers to
aid Velvet, no questions asked.
Yes, he pranked us, and it might not have been in a nice way. Yes, he smiled after the ritual, but let's be honest, could have been one of those "I'm about to go crazy" smiles as much as any other. Nobody came out of that wholy sane, after all.
But that's it.
I just can't see where one prank and one murder, plus his trying to appease the Master, suddenly turns into "loose cannon that will harm all!"
Let's be honest.
Velvet's more likely to become a "loose cannon" than Windy is, especially had this whole Stormchaser situation gone off the wrong end.
Once again, we haven't interacted with him anywhere
near enough to make the assumptions you just did, out of evidence that's circumstantial. At best.
