#watching margaret encino is such a delight truly. i love a dumb idiot as much as the next guy but her competency is so satisfying to witness

[scalpho]

norman takamori couldn't grasp the social side of climbing the ranks of the amercadian space brigade but happily threw himself into the cruelty and ruthlessness of it all. margaret encino knows people - she knows exactly when to push which buttons and how - and could've continued to make absurd amounts of money because of it but couldn't bring herself to stoop to uftp's moral low. they are, of course, both punished for their shortcomings. after losing the thing they'd worked for and the organisation they'd worshipped since they were young, they both become captain of the wurst. norman can't see a life without the space brigade, and so he resigns himself to misery and is determined to take his crew down with him. without uftp, margaret sees freedom and opportunity, and makes the most of it. to norman, his ragtag crew is a curse. to margaret, they're a blessing.

norman takamori's not made to be a leader; he's made to take orders, to be a cog in the machine, to lie down and take whatever happens to him, even when he does it bitter and angry. margaret encino's not made to take orders, but whether or not she's made to lead doesn't matter to her. if she wants something to happen, she'll bend the damn universe to her will for it, and she'll do it with a perfectly diplomatic smile. she's sharp and smart and could be cruel, but chooses to be compassionate and hopeful instead.

norman takamori lets things happen to him; margaret encino chooses for herself. he's the worst boss the wurst has ever had, and she's the best.

#the parallels the foils the oppositions the whateverthefuck... gah! #watching margaret encino is such a delight truly. i love a dumb idiot as much as the next guy but her competency is so satisfying to witness #that efficiently corporate attitude repurposed into something good? ouuuuuuu #margaret encino #norman takamori #dimension 20 #a starstruck odyssey #scal txt #norman skipper takamori