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Green (The One of Many)

I imagine Green came from a household filled with many siblings. With their background of being a worm farmer, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary for their parents to have a big family (as more children = more helping hands on the job). Green is one of those many children. And, while I do feel Green's parents generally care for them, there is only so much attention they can give to any one of their kids at a given time. Major Judy Hopp's parents from Zootopia type vibes. They're loving, but ultimately not truly in tune with Green. And, in some ways, Green just was part of the conglomerate that is "our kids we care for and love". Not malicious by any means, but unintentionally lacking a personalization to foster a strong bond.

Green, for their part, wanted something more than this farming life. They wanted to be a captain. And perhaps, starting from whenever they made this desire known, it's what ultimately defined them in the family. Green stood out from their siblings in a way that their parents could pinpoint in something other than name. More than that though, it's something Green's entire village (which is where I imagine Green got a majority of their socialization and care from when their parents simply weren't available) could define them as. A novelty when the whole family, hell, maybe even the entire community, can be boiled down to 'kind, honest, and hard working worm farmers'.

Green stuck out from the many siblings they had, and I imagine that shift would be the start of a building tension. In a mix of sibling rivalry, financial heartship, and Green's own changing mindset, perhaps there would be a point in which failure could never be an option in Green's mind. They have to succeed at becoming a captain, or else they wasted all the time and scarce resources that the village could have used for something else on them specifically. Because going from one of many to THE ONE of many can be a perfect cauldron for impostor syndrome. That fear that, out of everyone, maybe they didn't deserve these opportunities they're getting. Especially if they have other siblings (or even just those in thier village community) that had smaller but much more attainable/realistic goals and dreams that would have been sidelined to help Green.

Imagine a world where Green finds out that, actually, the captain life didn't call to them the same way once they were well on track to getting there. But, now at this point, there is no backing out as it'd effectively be a slap in the face to everyone that gave up their resources for them. Green needs to be a captain, because the alternative is them being the failure that drained everyones' bank account for an unrealistic dream that a simple worm farmer had no buisness pursuing anyways.

White (The One and Only)

White is an only child, 100%. The kind of child that I imagine only came about because it was another mark on their parents checklist. Major rich power couple has child type of news. Expectantly, White wouldn't want for anything materialistically. They'd be fed, they'd be watered, and entertained by the many servants and devices shoved in their face. However, what they needed, the actual love and care of a present family member isn't something they'd ever get.

I imagine they weren't to a great college, maybe starred in a few movies (possible child actor?), and did things most beans could only dream of doing. They did things, but not because they were things they were passionate about or even particularly wanted to be. White feels like the type to do the thing that has least resistance and follow whatever their parents tell them to. "Get an education? Sure, why not a degree in communications or something. Oh, that's not good enough and I should take a degree in the sciences? Okay." They do things because 'why not'.

And, at some point, they'd realize that they don't really have any hobbies or much of a personality to make them interesting. Perhaps the only reason their funfact sucked so much, is because they legitimately couldn't think of anything that was worth telling. For White, if they truly believe the norm is yatchs, being on tv a lot, and getting a job at the head of a pharmaceutical company, then it says a lot that their funfact boils down to always waking up well rested for the day. Maybe in some way, the mundane and less extraordinary things in life is far more interesting to them?

Regardless, I can see White taking up the MIRA trip of all things really highlights their naivety and "why not" sort of attitude. I've no doubt if the cork was something like a free trip on some raggedy fishing boat to 'Sharks-Feeding-Ground' island, they would still go. Surely there can be more layers underneath such a choice, but I think I rambled enough.