A perfect mess

Rita goes to class with Frank for the first time in this act. As she enters the room she starts going around without sitting down. She cannot stay still...

Rita sees Frank's room as an ideal place where she feels she can get an education. As she puts it "everything is in its right place". When one finds things where they belong, one can feel at ease. The teacher's place is in Frank's chair, where he should teach her. Rita's place is... actually, all around the room, as she does not like sitting down very much...

Rita believes "proper students" should make the best out of their good luck, as they are able to study right after leaving high school. They have been "the lucky ones", being able to continue studying as they didn't have to go along with what friends and family thought was best for them.

One day, Rita decides to follow her own thoughts and enrolls at the O.U. She decides she wants a change in herself, and the only way to change is through education.