Thoughts on poly grand slams? Aka baseball x nickel x balloon x Suitcase?
Mostly a big fan!!! I've always been a Grand Slams truther. I like Bickel and Suitloon separately but I know a lot of people ship Nickloon. Not into it, but I get it. Balloon has two hands. He can make it work, I'm sure.
Suitcase and Balloon are just adorable, even if you're just being platonic about it. Even after the confusion of season 3, they still seem tight-nit. He wrote her a poem, damn it. That's so fucking cute. Suitcase changed Balloon, made him into someone who could learn to work with others again; in turn, Balloon gave Suitcase something to stand up for. She had a hard time defending herself, but when it comes to Balloon? She raises her voice, easily.
Bickel is an old classic. They've been a duo since day one. In my mind you can't really separate them. Maybe with Nickel's new character development, he can help Baseball get some more confidence in himself, not just as a leader, but as a person. They've very much got bromance vibes going on, but neither wants to talk about it.
Baseball really is the odd one out in the group, it feels like. Other than Nickel, he doesn't really have a genuine connection with anyone, and I think after season 2's events, Suitcase probably has mixed feelings. But I think Balloon and Baseball could be chill around each other, if Baseball put in the effort, and if Balloon was willing to go along with it. Baseball, despite being a "team leader," has always had an easier time following; he doesn't really know himself well. I think Balloon could help BB find himself, and help him transcend his code as the others have. Suitcase isn't going to pretend to tolerate Nickel, but Baseball its clear she can get along with, under better circumstances.
Tl;dr I really like the armless alliance + Balloon. Maybe I'll do a drawing in the future. For now I want to avoid burnout so I'm writing everything out instead.
