Story
Once upon a time, in 1907, Frisco. In the region known formely as the Wild West was born a baby in the household of the Puntchallows. The background behind this newborn's uprising into the world was a loving one: with caring parents, uncles and aunts, and above all, lively cousins to play with. Whether it was to play with them stories from their family's youth, she loved spending times with family and for anything in the world, would trade that feeling.
Rebecca (or Becky, for short) did have troubled times, though, but mostly at school. In the early 20th century, it was very common for children to be picked on, the moment a tinge of difference was shown in them. For Rebecca, it was about haircuts: they always seemed too short for the era's standards, and yes, that seemingly meaningless details nowadays was a subject of controversy and indecency. So, already, Rebecca was pointed at for being a "masculine-looking girl with her funny trousers". This will trouble Rebecca's body and identity judgement later on. This whole ordeal also messed with their scholarship quite a deal, and soon enough, pushed her to drop out of school early, returning to helping her parents back at the fields.
Another event that will drastically impact Rebecca's life for the longest term will be the Cola Wars, initiated in 1914. This child was barely seven years old, when Robert Puntchallow, her father, got enrolled for the wars. He was away from home for three whole years, with Rebecca and Camellia, being her mother, waiting eagerly on him to come back. One night of 1917, however, another man knocked on the door to the household. It was a deserter and, to his words, a friend of Robert he made in the army. The news fell; he didn't make it in the battlefield. The news came off as devastating, equally for Camellia and Rebecca: neither of them will be able to see their husband and father, respectively. The tragic announcement was greeted with the same amount of sorrow amongst the family and friends, who all grieved him profoundly.
As the years went by still, Rebecca's family business was slowly degrading, due to the lack of backup assistance, what with the passing of Robert. In 1928, in order to help a bit, Rebecca volounteered to work with Camellia, but even still, it was barely enough to make ends meet, and soon, Camellia and her child was met with a car constructor and the mayor of Frisco. The family had a full year to show business was still running, otherwise, they would be forced out of the loaned parcel of land for their shop with a construction permit! While Camellia was sunken deeper into despair, Rebecca felt revolted and wanted ultimately revenge onto them, for making their mother ill like this. But how to help provide for her with a decent job, while she had no proper diploma to prove any capacity?
An opportunity was given to them as they saw a promotional paper for Ocean City; in the South, it was known as the easy way out for any small businesses or ambitious youth that wanted to set foot into the world of industry. Becky quickly packed their belongings and promised their mother they won't be for long. They took the first train leading to Ocean City and left, hoping to raise Meat by the next year. It was also an opportunity for them to explore a bit more their identity as a person, away from their family's eyes before being certain.
But already, as soon as they arrived to Ocean City, Becky was confronted by the first issue piling up to them: finding bread and board. With little Meat left on them, they were forced to reside at the Hobo Camp of the city for a while (whilst making their first friends as well). One day, as they were wandering around the streets for money, they got tackled by a group of women in blue overalls, with tools in their hands- and goodness, they were ferocious! But so was Becky! They fought back for their cash, as the worker strange ladies fought to kick them out of their territory. But a tall, imposing figure, being part of the fracas, stopped them in their trance. It was the gang leader, who saw potential in them, and offered them to join her gang in exchange of proper bread and board. Becky accepted- and from there, there they are, working as part of one of the most notorious street gangs in Ocean City: the Tin Lizzies. Though they find this position to be of low taste, they can't help but feel like their team is growing onto them. Who knows if, after this whole ordeal, Becky will return live to Ocean City for good or not.
