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Stella is a bit of an odd character in the context of Goodbye Volcano High. She is probably one of the characters the average player will see the least of on their playthrough of the game, requiring more effort to go out of one's way to interact with than the likes of Trish or Reed. She is the only character who never appears at the L&L sessions, not even getting a last-minute addition like Naser does. She isn't likely to get much development beyond "likes tarot" and "hangs out with Sage". And yet at the same time, she has reach far beyond any actual scene she appears in. Her tarot cards are a recurring thematic element in the game, between being the icon used for saving the game and her tarot readings weighing heavily on Fang's decisions. It really surprised me that she was the first character to really get angry at the bonfire scene at the end of the game, inciting the discord between the other characters. It had also struck me as surprising that, out of all the characters, Stella was one chosen for a design to put front and center when there was a promotion going with the Yetee back when the game came out. I feel like the devs had a particular attachment to this character, presumably left over from earlier drafts of the game when she might have been more prominent.
Anyway I was feeling down a while ago and I felt like channeling that through dinogoobers. It ended up being more work than was probably worthwhile since I had to research tarot and try to come up with suitable explanations and I'm sure I still fucked something up somewhere. I'd like to be able to write about GVH more but it's difficult when the drama with the characters is so intrinsically tied to being in high school.
Goodbye Volcano High as a whole is owned by KO_OP.
If you enjoy my work, consider supporting me on Patreon or Ko-Fi! 
I still haven't actually done a playthrough to see Stella's scenes and I couldn't find much of them on the interwebs so I'm largely flying by the seat of my pants, oops.
Where does anyone live?
Anyway I was feeling down a while ago and I felt like channeling that through dinogoobers. It ended up being more work than was probably worthwhile since I had to research tarot and try to come up with suitable explanations and I'm sure I still fucked something up somewhere. I'd like to be able to write about GVH more but it's difficult when the drama with the characters is so intrinsically tied to being in high school.
Goodbye Volcano High as a whole is owned by KO_OP.
If you enjoy my work, consider supporting me on Patreon or Ko-Fi! 
I still haven't actually done a playthrough to see Stella's scenes and I couldn't find much of them on the interwebs so I'm largely flying by the seat of my pants, oops.
Where does anyone live?
Category Story / General Furry Art
Species Dinosaur
Size 120 x 120px
File Size 8.9 kB
I mean, like them or not, I'd say that basically all the snoot versions are more interesting than their "real" selves. Its a shame that the devs weren't more willing to take risks and be a bit more creative with their writing, its a super fun setting but the characters were all so basic and predictable.
Loath though I am to give it even the meagerest of shakes, I still have not played Snoot Game so I can't claim to say anything entirely definitive, but like...seriously?
I can't check the TVTropes page for Snoot anymore because it got fucking deleted, lmao, but I remember barely anything being listed there for Stella. I can't imagine much going on with her or Rosa, being far more ancillary characters to the central plot. Snoot is all about wooing Fang into heteronormativity, not about interaction and relationships like GVH is, all the other characters are functionally little more than set dressing. Naomi and Trish and Naser are there to be talked down to for their bullying and backwards behavior, Reed is there for funny weed jokes, Stella and Rosa are the token gays because lesbians are hot so they're the only LGBT content allowed to exist.
I wouldn't have written this if I didn't think that there was anything interesting about Stella in GVH, and I didn't even care about her that much when I played the game! She was my least favorite of the cast! But in reflecting on her I came to realize the tragedy of her character, the futility she faces in trying to make sense of the world around her and guide others toward happiness. The one scene I was able to find when I was looking up footage about her was about explaining her philosophy regarding order in chaos, which is something that a lot of people, teenagers especially, are going to have to grapple with. It's a character I can relate to a lot; perhaps the writing and presentation for her could have been better, but vibes matter far more than quality.
I can't check the TVTropes page for Snoot anymore because it got fucking deleted, lmao, but I remember barely anything being listed there for Stella. I can't imagine much going on with her or Rosa, being far more ancillary characters to the central plot. Snoot is all about wooing Fang into heteronormativity, not about interaction and relationships like GVH is, all the other characters are functionally little more than set dressing. Naomi and Trish and Naser are there to be talked down to for their bullying and backwards behavior, Reed is there for funny weed jokes, Stella and Rosa are the token gays because lesbians are hot so they're the only LGBT content allowed to exist.
I wouldn't have written this if I didn't think that there was anything interesting about Stella in GVH, and I didn't even care about her that much when I played the game! She was my least favorite of the cast! But in reflecting on her I came to realize the tragedy of her character, the futility she faces in trying to make sense of the world around her and guide others toward happiness. The one scene I was able to find when I was looking up footage about her was about explaining her philosophy regarding order in chaos, which is something that a lot of people, teenagers especially, are going to have to grapple with. It's a character I can relate to a lot; perhaps the writing and presentation for her could have been better, but vibes matter far more than quality.
Absolutely phenomenal storytelling here. Stella is a beautiful but tragic character - she tries acting like the mom of the group, always so supportive and using Tarot as a guide to help them, but deep down, she's still just an anxious teenager trying to make sense of the world and cope with their impending end. You did a wonderful job capturing both her character and her feelings, great work.
Short n Sad, I do wish we got to see more of stella's thoughts in the game
Also one detail i remember about her that u didnt brought up (not sure if intentional or not), but shes kinda nosey on a romantic sense, there's a few scenes of her saying she likes looking into Sage's love life and she herself has a crush on Naser, which she brings up to Fang's face and even asks if hes dating Naomi
Maybe there's something there u could have added, iunno
Also one detail i remember about her that u didnt brought up (not sure if intentional or not), but shes kinda nosey on a romantic sense, there's a few scenes of her saying she likes looking into Sage's love life and she herself has a crush on Naser, which she brings up to Fang's face and even asks if hes dating Naomi
Maybe there's something there u could have added, iunno
I wasn't aware about the crushing on Naser part, as mentioned I haven't actually seen a lot of her scenes and I couldn't even find very many of them on the net.
Having more of the romance aspect might have been fun but I was focusing primarily on personal anxiety since that's what resonated with me.
Having more of the romance aspect might have been fun but I was focusing primarily on personal anxiety since that's what resonated with me.
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