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Rio is one of the hardest characters to redeem, in my opinion, and yet she’s one of the best characters in BA
She simply did too many horrible things, like isolating Toki and training her to be nothing more than a tool, and then abandoning her when she left.
Her nickname is “Big Sister,” a reference to Big Brother of the book 1984, in which society has lost its freedoms to the state, constantly monitored by the government.
Rio is the embodiment of a loveless, cold, institutionalized benevolence, not out of love for others but out of duty, disregarding and trampling on other people’s rights for the greater good. Rio's actions aren't selfish but altruistic, her lack of connection with others is what drives her to do these things. Throughout the story, we see that Rio is a girl who isn’t capable of taking proper care of herself, she eats poorly and can’t keep her living space clean, because she focuses on nothing but her projects, but she also tries to change, reflecting on the people around her and trying to understand that they aren’t just tools or understanding the importance of things outside "important matters", Rio asks sensei while he's cleaning her room
"Aren't there many more important things to do?"
And sensei answers
"Taking care of my students is also important, and right now my most important job it's talking care of you"
And in cases like the player’s, one can understand the character of Sensei, how someone who did horrible things is just an autistic girl who is too detached in the way she views things with a more objective perspective, and who deserves a second chance. A philosophy of life that may seem strange or silly to others, but that could work in real life if we're optimistic
In the game she just changed by triying to understand others and searching other ways to solve problems, risking her like figthing with the Millenium girlsit the vol. Ex-Decagrammaton not for duty but out of love for her school and her desire to redeem herself with Aris, whom he tried so hard to hurt
For me, Rio is a reminder that small things and bonds can be more important than "important" things, specially in children who are who are trying to form a worldview and need to understand that not everything is a world of objective facts and an institutional worldview
The entire story in Volume 2 and Rio plot offers a very romantic and optimistic perspective, and I think that's something we needed in gachas
