Emma is a light-hearted girl who doesn't like to think too hard about most things. Notably irresponsible, she tends to spend her days equally divided between lazing around and half-working, half-procrastinating. Despite growing up in years, she still struggles with the increasing responsibilities placed on her. She sometimes can be doting to a fault.

Her parents had eloped in their teenager years, and kept Emma on a loose leash. As a result, she was able to explore her burgeoning awareness of her sexuality in high school, when she fell for her social studies teacher. Although she was rejected by her, with those bittersweet memories fresh in her mind, Emma channeled those feelings into her school and began pursuing an education degree in her footsteps.