Quite randomly, I thought about the elementalism relations involved with the four Homestuck characters.
- John: I find it obvious that John is Earth. He is slow to change, and sticks to his habits. He is slow to anger, but when he does, he really does (earthquake analogy). He is also slow to solve his problems, he is earnest and at least generally follows the established order.
- Rose: Not as obvious, but when compared to the other options, I think Rose is Water. She is adaptive to her circumstances, and can be violent or calm. She interacts with John by helping him change, and to some extent wearing him down. She "puts out" Dave and generally interacts poorly with him, and he frustrates her in return.
- Dave: The bright and burning Fire is Dave's element, I think this is obvious to everyone, in all regards. Although I wonder about his interaction with John, as I'd expect it would be more negative (Earth fuels fire in some respect, but Earth may smother fire, much like water). Dave does need the attention of both John and Jade for fuel.
- Jade: Flighty and random, Jade has her head in the clouds with Air, this is suggested heavily by the environment as well. Considering their elements, I would not expect Jade and John to interact much, as Air and Earth generally ignore each other except for slow erosion. The interaction between Jade and Dave fits well; Air fueling Fire, and Fire transmuting Air [C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O]. Although I guess that would mean Jade can get tired of Dave. Not much interaction between Jade and Rose yet though, usually wind gives power to water (hurricanes/tsunami).
I can tell you right here.
John is Earth
Rose is Water
Dave is Fire
Jade is Air
You are correct, what bugs me though is that John color is blue, but wears a green shirt. Green is Jade's color, and
she wears a blue shirt. This is obviously referencing that John is 'Air'. At first I argued with others earlier in this thread, but now I know why.
Everything about John and Jade is switched. At least, their shirt colors and landscape description. (Jade doesn't have hers yet, but she will soon and I bet $100000000 that it's going to describe Earth, even though her element is Air.)
And yes, Andrew's updating schedule is UNPREDICTABLE.