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|We ''must not'' cower in the dark because we are afraid of the spark within us.
She has always wanted to return to the stars, but is not strong enough to use her cytonic abilities to travel through the [[nowhere]]. She also believes her mother brought the ''Defiant'' to Detritus because she felt something that the crew needed on that planet.{{book ref|Starsight|i|2}}
== History ==▼
As a child, Becca lived on the the battle cruiser ''Defiant'', where she worker in the engine room alongside [[Spensa's great-grandmother|her mother]]. When doing so, she practiced "listening to the stars."{{book ref|Skyward|1}} During this time, she learned many ancient legends of [[Earth (Skyward)|Old Earth]] from [[Spensa's great-grandfather|her father]].{{book ref|Skyward|45}}▼
Not much is known about what she did in the years following the crash of the ''Defiant'', though she claims that those who worked in the engine room, Clan Motorskaps, stuck together.{{book ref|Skyward|1}} Since at least the time of her son's death, she has been living with her granddaughter, [[Spensa Nightshade]], and [[Spensa's mother]]. Since Spensa's mother is forbidden a job, she assists in keeping the family financially stable by helping prepare algae wraps and the rats Spensa kills to be sold. While living with Spensa, she frequently tells her granddaughter the stories of Old Earth heroes that she heard from her father and says that all of Old Earth's great warriors are Spensa's ancestors.{{book ref|Skyward|1}}▼
After the [[Battle of Alta Second]], she begins to develop a relationship with the new DDF Admiral of the Fleet, [[Matthew Cobb|Cobb]].{{book ref|Starsight|4}} When [[Jorgen Weight]] reveals to Cobb that he has cytonic abilities, he sends Jorgen to train with Becca.{{book ref|Starsight|i|1}} She insists the Jorgen call her "Gran-Gran" and trains him by teaching him to bake bread with his eyes closed and by trying to get him to reach out and sense the world cytonically. She also tells him the story of [[#Knowledge of Old Earth|Stanislav]] and tells him that her mother's decision to bring the ''Defiant'' to Detritus taught her that a hero has to know "''when'' to disobey orders."{{book ref|Starsight|i|2}} While she is training Jorgen, Spensa is able to contact her with her cytonic abilities and she encourages Spensa to face her trials, no matter how ill-suited to them she feels.{{book ref|Starsight|i|2}}{{book ref|Starsight|25}}▼
== Attributes and Abilities ==
=== Cytonic Abilities ===
Becca has cytonic abilities, though she admits that she is not strong enough to perform more difficult applications, like travel through the nowhere.{{book ref|Starsight|i|2}} Despite her blindness, she has an unerring ability to focus on someone during a conversation, tell when someone has arrived before they speak, and notice even minute details like someone rolling or opening their eyes;{{book ref|Skyward|1}}{{book ref|Skyward|45}}{{book ref|Starsight|i|2}} this suggests she uses her cytonic abilities to Sense the world around her and overcome her blindness, much like [[Jason Write]] did.{{book ref|Defending Elysium}} She is also able to engage in faster-than-light communication with Spensa,{{book ref|Starsight|25}} though she was not strong enough to maintain the connection for long.{{book ref|Starsight|i|2}}
▲== History ==
▲As a child, Becca lived on the the battle cruiser ''Defiant'', where she worker in the engine room alongside [[Spensa's great-grandmother|her mother]]. When doing so, she practiced "listening to the stars."{{book ref|Skyward|1}} During this time, she learned many ancient legends of [[Earth (Skyward)|Old Earth]] from [[Spensa's great-grandfather|her father]].{{book ref|Skyward|45}}
▲Not much is known about what she did in the years following the crash of the ''Defiant'', though she claims that those who worked in the engine room, Clan Motorskaps, stuck together.{{book ref|Skyward|1}} Since at least the time of her son's death, she has been living with her granddaughter, [[Spensa Nightshade]], and [[Spensa's mother]]. Since Spensa's mother is forbidden a job, she assists in keeping the family financially stable by helping prepare algae wraps and the rats Spensa kills to be sold. While living with Spensa, she frequently tells her granddaughter the stories of Old Earth heroes that she heard from her father and says that all of Old Earth's great warriors are Spensa's ancestors.{{book ref|Skyward|1}}
▲After the [[Battle of Alta Second]], she begins to develop a relationship with the new DDF Admiral of the Fleet, [[Matthew Cobb|Cobb]].{{book ref|Starsight|4}} When [[Jorgen Weight]] reveals to Cobb that he has cytonic abilities, he sends Jorgen to train with Becca.{{book ref|Starsight|i|1}} She insists the Jorgen call her "Gran-Gran" and trains him by teaching him to bake bread with his eyes closed and by trying to get him to reach out and sense the world cytonically. She also tells him the story of [[#Knowledge of Old Earth|Stanislav]] and tells him that her mother's decision to bring the ''Defiant'' to Detritus taught her that a hero has to know "''when'' to disobey orders."{{book ref|Starsight|i|2}} While she is training Jorgen, Spensa is able to contact her with her cytonic abilities and she encourages Spensa to face her trials, no matter how ill-suited to them she feels.{{book ref|Starsight|i|2}}{{book ref|Starsight|25}}
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