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lolipop_get: It's hard because
lolipop_get: I shouldn't have to essay on anything
lolipop_get: THIS IS A PPD CHARACTER
inpignation: HAHAHAH
inpignation: \o/
lolipop_get: NO SRSLY
lolipop_get: I feel like I'm doing it wrong
inpignation: well
inpignation: you /do/ have the most emo in the series
lolipop_get: lies
inpignation: uhuh
lolipop_get: mesousa is more emo :(
lolipop_get: and kurumi too
inpignation: ................ well okay
inpignation: but they don't even get vaguely touched by plot
inpignation: ever
lolipop_get: ... :(
SO YEAH, this is a srs essay and I should be shot for it, I am aware of my own failure, etc etc. Pls bear with me and my impossibility to keep a mostly-crack!character to mostly-crack!relationships and situations. Sob.
And so, with that out of the way, this essay's purpose is for me to sort out things like how Becky relates to people (both in and out of camp), what her thoughts on camp are, and how being a tiny adult is hard. Blah, blah, standard "expect no coherence" disclaimer goes here.
I'll start by reassuring my fail (once again) via complaining about how playing from an obscure, crazy canon sucks; because PPD is crack and we don't really know much about Becky's life outside of Peach Moon -- not from the anime, at any rate (DEAR SCANLATORS: PLS TO BE RELEASING MOAR CHAPTERS).
What we do know about her family is that her mother is American, her father Japanese, and that she has an elder sister who likes dressing her up in ridiculously cute outfits and tormenting her to death. And... that's that! lol
In my personal headcanon, Becky is not particularly close to her parents. Not because they don't love her or anything like that, but... well, when you have a genius daughter it's sometimes hard to see beyond "Oohh, Rebecca is so smart! Did you know she's already teaching at a high school?"
Becky strikes me as a very... 'Asuka' type of girl. She works hard and tries her best to please everyone because she likes the recognition, she never made any friends before Peach Moon because she moved so fast through school that there wasn't really a chance for her to become close with anyone (not to mention 'lol child genius'). And then, when she was in MIT, her main concern was studying; she never really bothered trying to connect with anyone.
And then she returned to Japan and started working as a teacher. From her first day at school we can tell she was very nervous and awkward in regards to the whole teaching deal. I'm not saying she wasn't a bratty, pissy girl before she started at Peach Moon, but she sure as hell wasn't that open about it either. Becky is someone who will only show her true colors when she's around people she feels comfortabe with, and these people just so happen to be... her students and coworkers. -- Which is great! Because as her former professor points out in the safari episode, Becky really needed to open up to people and make friends. Even if she still fails at teaching and basic common sense.
In camp, Becky is the type of person who can easily walk up and talk to anyone. She knows lots of people, but she's only really close to a few of them (ie: her students, camp family, and a couple more people).
[MINI-ESSAYS ON SAID PEOPLE WERE GOING TO GO HERE, but they'd only make this whole thing messier, if you want me to rant on a particular relationship just ask, chances are I already have it written down in my notebook 8D]
Which takes me to Becky's current situation. Loli loev camp! It's fun, new, interesting, and somewhat educational! But she misses her home, her job, and the rest of her retarded students. The recent ToA invasion has got Becky thinking a lot, she's happy for Peony, but at the same time she's a little jealous that he's got so many people with him now... and she also feels like she should move out and get on with her life because retard emperor should probably be staying with them and. ._.
But she doesn't have the courage to do it, so she's left feeling all awkward and frustrated and not really knowing what to do with herself. Lately she's been seriously thinking on working on SOMETHING that will help her get through the barrier or just find a way out of camp. Because she's getting tired of feeling so dependant and vulnerable, and because she doesn't want to be the one left behind when all of her friends get to go home. So she'll probably start quietly working on that sometime soon. Not that it'll get her out, of course, but it'll make her feel a bit better about her situation and what she's doing in regards to it.
The problem with Becky is that since she's a tiny genius she has never been treated like a normal girl, because she doesn't think like one. She behaves like one, which is a completely different thing. And even then, that's something that she only really started doing once she got over her MIT issues (because her students do treat her like the brat she is |D).
In her opinion, most people her age are immature, and people older than her tend to be idiots (with a few exceptions), so she doesn't feel like she fits anywhere. Children bore her and grown-ups treat her like a child, even when she tries to behave in a mature way. I actually suspect this is where her "OMG RESPECT ME U MEANIES" thing comes from.
And the thing is... Becky herself refuses to acknowledge that yes, even when she's a university graduate with a triple major who is currently working as a high school teacher, she still needs to learn a lot about life. She wants to be an adult, but she can't because she fails and this frustrates her big time.
--And I forget where I was going with all this, but this essay is long enough already, so let's wrapping up. orz
IN A NUTSHELL:
lolipop_get: I shouldn't have to essay on anything
lolipop_get: THIS IS A PPD CHARACTER
inpignation: HAHAHAH
inpignation: \o/
lolipop_get: NO SRSLY
lolipop_get: I feel like I'm doing it wrong
inpignation: well
inpignation: you /do/ have the most emo in the series
lolipop_get: lies
inpignation: uhuh
lolipop_get: mesousa is more emo :(
lolipop_get: and kurumi too
inpignation: ................ well okay
inpignation: but they don't even get vaguely touched by plot
inpignation: ever
lolipop_get: ... :(
SO YEAH, this is a srs essay and I should be shot for it, I am aware of my own failure, etc etc. Pls bear with me and my impossibility to keep a mostly-crack!character to mostly-crack!relationships and situations. Sob.
And so, with that out of the way, this essay's purpose is for me to sort out things like how Becky relates to people (both in and out of camp), what her thoughts on camp are, and how being a tiny adult is hard. Blah, blah, standard "expect no coherence" disclaimer goes here.
I'll start by reassuring my fail (once again) via complaining about how playing from an obscure, crazy canon sucks; because PPD is crack and we don't really know much about Becky's life outside of Peach Moon -- not from the anime, at any rate (DEAR SCANLATORS: PLS TO BE RELEASING MOAR CHAPTERS).
What we do know about her family is that her mother is American, her father Japanese, and that she has an elder sister who likes dressing her up in ridiculously cute outfits and tormenting her to death. And... that's that! lol
In my personal headcanon, Becky is not particularly close to her parents. Not because they don't love her or anything like that, but... well, when you have a genius daughter it's sometimes hard to see beyond "Oohh, Rebecca is so smart! Did you know she's already teaching at a high school?"
Becky strikes me as a very... 'Asuka' type of girl. She works hard and tries her best to please everyone because she likes the recognition, she never made any friends before Peach Moon because she moved so fast through school that there wasn't really a chance for her to become close with anyone (not to mention 'lol child genius'). And then, when she was in MIT, her main concern was studying; she never really bothered trying to connect with anyone.
And then she returned to Japan and started working as a teacher. From her first day at school we can tell she was very nervous and awkward in regards to the whole teaching deal. I'm not saying she wasn't a bratty, pissy girl before she started at Peach Moon, but she sure as hell wasn't that open about it either. Becky is someone who will only show her true colors when she's around people she feels comfortabe with, and these people just so happen to be... her students and coworkers. -- Which is great! Because as her former professor points out in the safari episode, Becky really needed to open up to people and make friends. Even if she still fails at teaching and basic common sense.
In camp, Becky is the type of person who can easily walk up and talk to anyone. She knows lots of people, but she's only really close to a few of them (ie: her students, camp family, and a couple more people).
[MINI-ESSAYS ON SAID PEOPLE WERE GOING TO GO HERE, but they'd only make this whole thing messier, if you want me to rant on a particular relationship just ask, chances are I already have it written down in my notebook 8D]
Which takes me to Becky's current situation. Loli loev camp! It's fun, new, interesting, and somewhat educational! But she misses her home, her job, and the rest of her retarded students. The recent ToA invasion has got Becky thinking a lot, she's happy for Peony, but at the same time she's a little jealous that he's got so many people with him now... and she also feels like she should move out and get on with her life because retard emperor should probably be staying with them and. ._.
But she doesn't have the courage to do it, so she's left feeling all awkward and frustrated and not really knowing what to do with herself. Lately she's been seriously thinking on working on SOMETHING that will help her get through the barrier or just find a way out of camp. Because she's getting tired of feeling so dependant and vulnerable, and because she doesn't want to be the one left behind when all of her friends get to go home. So she'll probably start quietly working on that sometime soon. Not that it'll get her out, of course, but it'll make her feel a bit better about her situation and what she's doing in regards to it.
The problem with Becky is that since she's a tiny genius she has never been treated like a normal girl, because she doesn't think like one. She behaves like one, which is a completely different thing. And even then, that's something that she only really started doing once she got over her MIT issues (because her students do treat her like the brat she is |D).
In her opinion, most people her age are immature, and people older than her tend to be idiots (with a few exceptions), so she doesn't feel like she fits anywhere. Children bore her and grown-ups treat her like a child, even when she tries to behave in a mature way. I actually suspect this is where her "OMG RESPECT ME U MEANIES" thing comes from.
And the thing is... Becky herself refuses to acknowledge that yes, even when she's a university graduate with a triple major who is currently working as a high school teacher, she still needs to learn a lot about life. She wants to be an adult, but she can't because she fails and this frustrates her big time.
--And I forget where I was going with all this, but this essay is long enough already, so let's wrapping up. orz
IN A NUTSHELL:
- Becky has isshus.
- Becky needs to accept the fact that she is a tiny, little girl, and there's nothing wrong with that.
- Becky needs to stop being so demanding of herself.
- Becky is homesick but at the same time she doesn't want to leave but she also doesn't want to stay here forever!!!1 o becky
- Becky is happy to have moar friends! But it is all still very new and confusing so she keeps failing at dealing with it.
- Becky is retarded. /o/