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167. Towa Herschel
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Hello, Unnamed Female Student. I can't imagine I'll have much to say about you 3 years from now.

Here is another one I'm expecting to get hate for. The third upperclassman is our next to leave. I think she has her fair share of fans. I think she's cute (in like an adorable/precious kind of way, not in an attractive way) that probably appeals to people. She's shown to be very competent over the course of the series. I think she's the only upperclassman that isn't a dick to us in one way or another; she's just a very considerate and intelligent young woman. So why the (relatively) low placement?

She's got a bunch of positive personality traits, but to me it feels like none of them really coalesce in a way that feels like a believable person. Like, there's a part of me that feels like deep down she's got to be a sociopath that is putting up this front of being a good person, because I never feel like she shows a crack in her armor, so to speak. I know some type-A, get shit done people sort of like Towa, but all of them have some sort of...stressed aspect to them. They have more outwardly manic personalities. For everything unlikeable about her, I think Irina was a much more realistic example of someone that has that type of work ethic.

Towa's personality is really the exact opposite, in a way that doesn't make sense to me. I feel like that serious side clashes with her other personality traits. She has scenes where she is doubtful over her own capabilities or emotional over her friends dying (or when she thinks they're dying at least, because of course nobody does) that make her feel more grounded, but then you look back the next day and she's organizing a festival for the town or becoming a warship captain or what have you. I just don't buy it, man. Someone with her disposition should not be written to be as competent as she is shown to be, I'm sorry. It feels to me like some amalgamation of desirable traits thrown together into a person rather than a way that someone could actually behave in real life.

I also just don't like her appearance, I feel like she looks too childish, in a way that also clashes with her competence. I mean I'm sure it's not impossible for a small girl with a very high pitched voice to be ultra competent at everything, it just feels weird to me, y'know? When looking for pictures for her I saw some where she looks older, so I'm guessing she's back in Daybreak. Taller Towa seems like it could be a better fit. Maybe I'll like her more there? She also was never very useful in your party when she did join, so I never really used her in battle. I'm not sure if I ever saw her S craft, now that I think about it.

I'll end on some positive things I enjoyed about her. The main one would be that she did feel like a good match for Rean, since they have similar personality types. Well, in real life I also think that having somewhat different personality types is better for a couple, but whatever. I can see them getting along well. I never romanced her because I personally find her offputting but if I were roleplaying as Rean hardcore I think she'd be a good fit. Her brave order was really good in Reverie, so I enjoyed having her on the support section of my team when possible. I think that her joining an NGO is cool, since that's not an area the series has explored very much and it does seem like a good job for her. Since she gets so much screen time and she's not a terrible human being, she goes a decent bit up the list just for that, but ultimately I just don't feel much positivity towards her, so she sits in low tier.