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Emma Strayer (Emma the cat)*Fan Character*

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Gender: Female♁

Species: Cat (some tiger)

Age: 13

Also goes by: Em, Emmer, M&M (only by Gumball and Darwin)

Friends: Gumball, Darwin, Anais, Carrie, Tina (at times), orphans at Timberline, Nicole,

Enemies: Penny (out of jealousy), Jamie, Masami, Tina

Relatives: None

Occupation: Student at Elmore Junior High

Color scheme: Fur- Pale yellow Mouth- Cream Nose: Bright pink Shirt: Kelly green and White (striped) Pants: Navy blue

Emma was once an orphan living in a nearby city called "Timberline". At the age of 7, Emma decided to leave the orphanage and fled Timberline, deciding to live in the Elmore dump. Emma is a very kind and shy cat. She is also the only known member of the Strayer family.

Appearance/Backstory: Emma was abandoned by her parents at the age of 4. She was left at the "Timberline Orphanage" by herself. There she befriended a ninja named Vicky. Vicky was the age 7 when Emma arrived at the orphanage. They became great friends, as Vicky taught her some of her learnings to Emma. When Emma had turned 7, she decided she'd rather live out in the world rather than in the orphanage so she fled the orphanage on a 8 mile journey to the city Elmore. Once arriving in Elmore, she settled in the city dump using an old car as her shelter. She shared this dump unknowingly with the Tyrannosaurus named Tina. Emma survived in the dump from age 7- her current age by scavenging for food or selling objects found around the dump for money to pay for food. Her thicker coat helped her for the colder nights. Emma soon after decided to attend school. Emma's parents and all of her relatives are unknown. Besides one of her parents obviously having to be a cat, Emma seems to have very faint darker stripes on her back (only visible without a shirt and back is turned) suggesting that the other parent was a tiger. This also explains her thicker fur on her ears, tail, and chest and her ability to switch between normal and "slit" cat eyes on command. Her eyes can also change depending on her mood. She has the main body structure however of a cat. Emma always (some exceptions) wears her favorite shirt; a striped Kelly green and white shirt which is tied at the bottom. She also wears jeans similar to Gumball's, only hers are navy blue and do not have cuffs. She is about the same height as Gumball and has similar female cat facial features like Nicole.

Personality: Emma is definitely someone who just wants to be loved. She will do anything in her capable power to help a friend. Because of her childhood abandoning, she has become more shy and contained and has a lot of trouble in trusting people. Besides this, she is extremely loyal and dedicated to her friends. Living in the dump has made her act more like an "animal" than most of the citizens of Elmore as she can be seen sleeping in trees, chasing pigeons, and running on all fours. Unfortunately, Emma's experience has given her the tendency to easily acquire anxiety and can easily get aggressive or protective because of her tiger genetics. When aggressive or protective; she seems to get a little bit visibly bigger, she tends to unsheathe her claws, and her eyes turn to slits. Only when she is aggressive will her teeth become pointed when visible. Because of Emma's temper and the fighting skills she learned from Vicky, she actually is a good fighter but Emma hates to fight without reason. Emma is also very quick and nimble from scavenging she has done. She is often frowned upon for running on all fours, but she can easily catch up to anyone only running on two legs. Her best friends consist of Gumball and Darwin and will approach them whenever she seems them. She acts a lot like a mother in the sense that she panics whenever a friend is in danger and is fully dedicated to taking care of a sick or injured friend. She will get very protective over a friend and will incline herself to fighting if she is provoked. Emma doesn't like to fight though because she used to fight with her siblings and was scolded for it. She thinks it could be one of the reasons she was abandoned. Emma also has a strange fear of belts, probably suggesting they were used as a form of punishment either by her parents or the orphanage directors. Emma also cannot swim and is terrified of the ocean and swimming pools. Despise Emma's timid behavior, she is very outgoing and quite hyper if comfortable with whoever she is with. The only downside is how Emma handles trust. She is very hard to earn trust from because of her abandonment. She hates trust tests and won't trust anyone until she has had a situation where trusting them has led to a good outcome. Emma has a secret diary/sketchbook that she hides in her old cat bed. She has had the diary since she was 4. It is her prized possessions that contains all her memories, thoughts, drawings, and secrets.

Relationships: -Gumball

Emma and Gumball are close friends that are very comfortable about hanging out together. Gumball is definitely Emma's love interest, but she tries not to show it. She will on occasion stare at him for a long continuous timeframe and become unaware of anything else happening around her, proving she is attracted to him. She has given Gumball his own personal nickname, calling him "Bubblegum" as her affectionate name for him. She will get close to him whenever she is given the chance and has tried to make romantic gestures, attempting at getting kissed by him. Right before Emma makes a big move toward Gumball, she always hesitates afraid she will mess up his love life and ends up bailing on making a move. She is extremely jealous of Gumball and Penny's relationship, making her very grumpy and short tempered when she sees them together. She tends not to spend time with Gumball during school, afraid that Penny will either distract Gumball away from her or become angry at Emma for spending time with him. Because of this, Emma has a strong dislike toward Penny.

Darwin-

Emma is also good friends with Darwin. She considers Darwin more of a friend than she would to Gumball. They do hang out together at school whenever Gumball is not tagging along with him. Darwin is one of the few people she actually trusts. Emma trusts Darwin enough to tell him some of her secrets, including her interest in Gumball just as long as he promises not to tell Gumball them without her permission. Emma has the most 1-on-1 conversations with him than anyone else because she is too shy to talk 1-on-1 with Gumball.

Tina- Tina and Emma have reached a neutrality in the sense of living peacefully in the same area. They both are inhabitants of the Elmore City Dumb and seem to respect one another's space. At school, they have a dislike for each other, just as many of the students because Tina is the school's bully. However they seem to easily reach an agreement on most things and tend to stay out of each others faces during school.

Anais- Emma respects and has easily looked past the fact Anais is 4. She will come seek advice from her if she is in a tough situation similarly as Gumball and Darwin. Anais does make fun of Emma for liking Gumball but they both enjoy the taunts. They kinda have a sisterly relationship but they don't see each other very often.