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<3Prompt Response: Borgata's ideals have been rapidly evolving during his short life.
When he was but a youngling, he valued only two things: warmth, and food! Heavy emphasis on the food because even though he is stick-thin he is constantly ravenous and absolutely loves to eat, even to this day!
As he began to grow, he became a little more independent. Once his feathers were in, he had new ideals; that of fun, and of adventure! He was constantly exploring, finding his way around in the world, and okay yes maybe getting into a little bit of trouble, although he didn't mean any harm by it. There was just so much to do, so much to see and learn about. "More to do than can ever be done," as The Lion King song would put it. Indeed there may not be time, but he was determined to try and do everything, experience all that life had to offer and try his hand at any skill that were presented to him, although he is very sensitive to his failures and they sometimes make him cry, he gets over it quickly and is on to the very next task.
When he discovered the encampment of Chicoons nearby and started spending time with him, he developed more ideals and these were not entirely of his own instincts but were things taught to him by others, because of how they viewed the world and also through Borgata's relationship to them.
The leader and protector,
Aztec, taught him to value strength and bravery. Aztec had the soul of a might warrior from South America, and he claimed that if you died a hero's death you came back to life as a hummingbird, the most beautiful creature known to existence. Borgata could only imagine being something so graceful and lovely, because all Chicoons are a bit derpy.
Then there was the kind, doting motherly figure,
Reverie. She taught Borgata the value of our relationships with others, which are the most important thing in life. After all, our happy memories and the bonds we form are the only things we can take to the afterlife with us, not a big pile of fruit or a cuddly stuffed animal or even a golden coin. The things most of us value aren't what really counts, but the things which reall matter can never be taken from you, and Borgata really took that to heart.
From the group's outcast,
Demi, Aztec learned to value his independence. The only one who will walk through every moment of life with you is yourself, so it is highly important to love and respect yourself, even in times when others sometimes don't. This lesson was part of the reason that Borgata decided to keep his parasite, Wiggly, instead of simply removing it to fit in with the others. It was a gamble, but one which paid off for him, thankfully.
And finally, from the little princess
Firefly, Borgata learned the value of play and imagination. That wasn't something he had too much time to develop as a young Chicoon fending for himself, and you could actually say that he grew up very quickly, because that was a requirement for living outside of the protection of a group setting. However even now that he is grown he still loves to spend time with this little lady and go on imaginary adventures and even have silly tea parties together because after all, he can play along just as well as anybody else and it really brings a smile to her face, something he loves to see.
Now those were his basic values: his own physical needs, adventure, bravery, close relationships, independence, and imagination. That was the foundation for his very personality, but even now it is still developing and he comes to see that some things he had once valued, such as truth and honesty above all else, aren't really so black and white. When he went to the Candy Kingdom, everything looked delicious and he wanted to eat the heck out of those gummies, but that would hurt so he wouldn't do it. He doesn't like to cause harm, and figured out on his own that if he told the truth about how delectable the citizens looked, they would treat him as a common criminal.
Then there was the skeleton army. He didn't plan to join, but he got roped into it and knew that he was serving a greater purpose. So his own desires for physical comfort and independence came in secondary to the service of others, and this is a relatively new value for him but it's a role that he was thrust into and it turns out it suites him quite well because he really does care with all of his heart and wants the Candy Kingdom to be safe forever and ever, amen.
His values will likely change and develop more and more as time goes on. Wiggly, however, seems to be a bit different from him in regards to his ideals.
Wiggly is definitely big on the physical needs and making sure that these are accounted for at all times, but for Wiggly this doesn't just mean food and shelter, it also means safety. Safety from real threats as well as perceived ones that could just as well be imaginary, for all Borgata is concerned. Wiggly also values order over chaos, productivity over relaxation, and social interaction over isolation. Generally he acts almost like a parent to Borgata, if a very bossy one at that.
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