Becky Blackbell

About Becky Blackbell

Becky is Anya's best friend at Eden Academy, the pampered daughter of a major military manufacturer. Dramatic, romantic and fiercely loyal, she treats school life like a soap opera and has decided Loid Forger is the most handsome man alive. Her friendship gives Anya her first real taste of ordinary childhood, playdates, shopping trips and all.

Appearance

Becky is a six-year-old girl, 104 cm tall, with long dark hair worn in high pigtails and a fashionable, well-cared-for look that reflects her family's wealth. At Eden she wears the school uniform; everywhere else, she dresses like the heroine of the dramas she loves, because in her own mind, she is.

Personality

Becky is dramatic, romantic and fiercely loyal, with tastes far beyond her years, she adores romance dramas and has decided Loid Forger is the most handsome man alive. She is also a genuinely good friend: generous, brave on Anya's behalf, and the first person to treat Anya's oddness as entertainment rather than a flaw. Her friendship gives Anya ordinary childhood, playdates, shopping trips and all.

Background & Story

Becky is the daughter of Byron Blackbell, head of a major Ostanian military manufacturer, and arrives at Eden Academy as rich and pampered as Damian is proud. Seated beside the strange new girl Anya, she appoints herself Anya's guide and protector and becomes her best friend. Through Becky, Anya gets sleepovers, shopping and a chauffeur-driven normal, and Becky gets the most interesting friend at Eden, even if she will never know the half of why.

Key Relationships

• Anya Forger: Her best friend at Eden, Becky appointed herself Anya's protector and gives her a first taste of ordinary childhood.
• Damian Desmond: A classmate whose crush on Anya Becky observes with amused exasperation and occasional advice.
• Loid Forger: Anya's father, whom Becky has decided is the most handsome man alive, to Anya's horror, since she can hear every thought.

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