[center][h1]Emma Westerhof[/h1]

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27 | June 17 | 5' 7" | 125 lbs

Appearance: A slender, attractive young Woman, Emma has long dark hair, which is almost always loose and hanging down. Emma is fit, but is not bulky or muscular by any standard. Despite her attractiveness, Emma gives little attention to the appearance of her clothes, preferring more practical clothing than attractive. Her startlingly blue eyes often throw people off, and yet are the only part of her face that Emma actively prefers to the rest of herself.

Personality: Emma is a friendly and outgoing woman, and is willing to talk to almost anyone, as long as they are willing to talk to her. She makes a big deal out of not dominating the conversation, and will often spend the majority of it asking the other person about them. She does this with so much enthusiasm and force, she is often surprised when the conversation is turned back around to herself, though she is perfectly willing to talk about herself.

Emma is also quite intelligent, though this is largely a factor of her career and history, and not something intrinsically given to her. This intelligence does lead her to overthink things, and often this ends up with her being apologetic or disheartened when things go wrong. She wont give up immediately, but it will throw her off a great deal.

Before “Open Waters” (Background): Emma just finished her PHD in Marine Biology at UCB, and was about to go to work for a research facility in San Diego. But, without giving any reason to her friends or family, she decided not to, and instead, she came by a ticket aboard the Crescenzo. How she came by this she will not reveal, though it was apparently during a trip to Poland, a country Emma visited often (once every year or two). Given her field, Emma already has a deal of experience with boats and the sea, and her father was a Naval officer (albeit mostly landbound). 

Strengths: Friendly; Intelligent; Knows a great deal about the sea, especially its life; Modest; Fluent in Polish & English

Weaknesses: Over-thinker, Apologetic, Easily off-put, Naive