Stout pretty much means strong. When added to the word brave, it's clear that "our hearts" face fear head on, with a strong, unfearing willpower.
I would assess this info in the context of the work expected from them. Are they building websites for you? While the site appearance does reflect somewhat on their image, it may have little or nothing to do with their value otherwise.
It could be both, maybe they hurt themselves because they want to call some attention or it could also be their way to feel better with themselves
Either in your photo file or if you wanna be technical, the SD card
Not really sure...mmm
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but i have no idea i hope this helped!