‘children of the global conflict’ or ‘people without names’
she rejects ‘tanusha’, the scared little girl, and all of her ties to her uncle. her name is kayo, K.O., knock-out. she leaves behind her old voice, loses the accent on purpose. she is her own person, now. she can save the world.
he clings to ‘brains’, the only name that means anything anymore. sticks solidly to the accent of his hometown, no matter how long its been since he’s been there. and aliases are often empty, but at least this one reminds him that he still has something to give.