#brendan's whole 'i assumed a gym leader's kid would be a boy...' first impression and general patronizing air TOTALLY COLORED MY EXPERIENCE
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why'd they make the neighbor rival personalities so different in rse. it's literally like
neighbor may: sweet, polite, a little awkward and shy
neighbor brendan: how did birch raise this misogynistic dweeb
#I WAS SO MAD THE FIRST TIME I TRIED PLAYING AS A BOY. LIKE WHAAAAAAT WHAT THE HELL#brendan's whole 'i assumed a gym leader's kid would be a boy...' first impression and general patronizing air TOTALLY COLORED MY EXPERIENCE#i felt LOOKED DOWN UPON i felt BESIEGED his battles were HARD and he thought he was bETTER THAN ME#and what do you MEAN YOU THOUGHT A GYM LEADER'S KID WOULD BE A BOY WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN BRENDAN#he was THEEEEE number one mean rival. because my little kid brain blew like two lines way out of proportion.#and then you turn around and tell me that?????? may is just NICE????? that's it she's just NICE????????#she doesn't even get to be obnoxious about how much more she knows than you until you surpass her?????#like girly i am so sorry they gave you NO depth. i know i'm biased but brendan birch's characterization and arc are just more interesting#*points to the kid who got so flustered when the new girl beat him that he pulled the word 'shabby' out of his vocabulary* LOVE THIS GUY.#someone buy him a doll#oh and idk how I'd find it but i NEED to know if the NPC before Fortree who tells you how Brendan's face was bright red after you beat him#says the same if you're playing as brendan. i need to know.#anyway brendan birch may maple (adore how the fandom came up with that last name????) supremacy#i love my shitty asshole neighbor.#rse
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