LOL. I think Ricky has similar issues with Reggie, projecting parental issues onto figures of authority. It's not fair but whatever. They're still relatively young they will get over it! Hopefully. I think Ricky is probably better with people on his level/age that don't really have much in the way of authority over him. They can just be chill and be normal crew members together.
Okay I'll have to go back and look over the plot summary for the past few months and get myself up to speed.