Posted 1st January 1970
The Parental Units
I think that River might have been adopted(I missed the first few eposides so I don’t know if anything was mentioned about her birth) I’m basing this on the fact that she doesn’t look like her brother or either of her parents. This could explain why her father didn’t show that much of an interest in her future and why both parents seemed unconcerned about her letters- they don’t really care about a kid that isn’t really theirs. And if her parents knew about the project then maybe they purposely adopted a gifted child so they could send her to that school. I know its a stretch and highly unlikely but it kind of just crossed my mind.