Rebecca ("Bec" or "Becca" to her friends, never "Becky") in many ways fits, and in many ways defies, the typical image of a corporate-sponsored scientist. She's young, with hunger in her eyes. She devours any new source of knowledge, anything that can advance humankind—as well as her own career. Being blonde and pretty, though she does little to emphasize it, she's often underestimated by her peers, which suits the ambitious young woman just fine. Rebecca happily seizes every opportunity she can find, offering a cold smile to those who thought her just getting by on her looks.