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Thane wrote:
Hello everyone.
I was originally planning on making a thread about how Trucy scares the living bejesus out of me with her ability to suddenly accept a total stranger as a new father and how she keeps calling Phoenix daddy even when she's 15. That and several other things.
However, the question I've got right now is a bit easier to understand, answer and debate: what will/would Trucy do when/if she finds out her mother is still alive? Will she just pack up and leave? I mean it was easy for her to start living with Phoenix and just move on. And yes, I'm well aware she's hiding her sadness, but that doesn't mean you find it okay to call a stranger 'daddy' affectionally right from the get-go.
I can't quite say I understand why it scares you. Zak told Trucy to trust Phoenix completely, and Trucy clearly understood that she helped her father run away, but probably thought he'd be coming back eventually. And it's not like Trucy accepted Phoenix as her "father" the instant he said he would take care of her (I don't believe she calls him daddy right away), it probably took a few years of care for them to form that close bond. And why shouldn't they? Based on what we know of Zak, Phoenix was probably a far better father to her than he ever was, and it's very clear he cares for her and thinks of her as his own daughter (see the end of 4-4).
Trucy was abandoned by her father, and she was convinced he'd come back, when it became clear that he wasn't, she formed a bond with Phoenix, the man who cares for her. If a seven year-old who's lost everything wants to call you, the person who cares and provides for her, her daddy, who are you to stop her. Phoenix says he adopted her in 4-4, so does it scare you when adopted children call their adopted parents mommy and daddy?
Also, why is it creepy or scary that she calls him daddy at age 15? I know plenty of well adjusted young women, who are even older than that, who call their fathers daddy. It's a term of affection.
Thane wrote:
Also, how does she view Phoenix now anyway? I mean she's been his 'daughter' for eight years, which is about the same amount of time she lived with Zak, only she probably remembers a lot more of Phoenix. Do they genuinely consider themselves father/daughter?
Like I mentioned before, Phoenix adopted her, legally she is his daughter, and he is her father. I have no reason to believe that she doesn't remember Zak or how she helped him escape, or his promise to come back, but I think she considers Phoenix her real father, and Phoenix considers her his daughter.
Thane wrote:
And did Phoenix ever actually get any money to support her, or did she have to support him for seven years? Try explaining that to the social services.
I'm fairly certain Phoenix gets paid to play poker at the Borscht Bowl Club, and paired with Trucy being a popular stage magician, they're able to do fairly well for themselves. It's no different from those whose children are child stars or otherwise in the entertainment business. There never seems to be any indication that Phoenix was unable to ever provide for her, or that they were ever in a bad way. All signs to Phoenix actually being a pretty good father.
Thane wrote:
TL;DR: What will Trucy do when she finds out her mother is alive, and do Phoenix and Trucy consider themselves father/daughter?
Trucy just confuses (and scares) me, to put it mildly.
I think Trucy would absolutely stay with Phoenix, and I don't think Thalassa would try and take Trucy from Phoenix. I see Thalassa becoming a big part of Trucy, Phoenix, and Apollo's life. Based on their conversation in 4-4, Phoenix says that he's got to care for Trucy, especially now because of how her real father's death affected her, and he's the only one who can see it, and Apollo, his protege and the young man he's taken under his wing.
Sorry for being so thorough, I literally just finished a playthrough of AJ about ten minutes ago xD.