Emmy: Difference between revisions

The comic begins with Emmy explaining about [[Nandroids]] and the initial schooling they must all go through to become human-care certified. It's shown that all Nandroids know a range of subjects, like advanced mathematics and multiple languages<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/child-proof/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=16 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 4]</ref>, while in [[Nandroid School]] they are taught socialization and proper etiquette for how to care for their future human owners.<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/education/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=17 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 5]</ref> After completing her schooling, Emmy receives her assignment to care for the [[Delaire family]].<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/family-assignments-/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=25 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 13]</ref>

The comic then jumps forward in time four years and chronicles the daily lives of Emmy and her family, along with her friends.

During a trip into the city, we see how Emmy's schooling has given her a bias towards outmoded robots, as she keeps Madeline from receiving a piece of candy from a friendly [[Busker Bot]].<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/busker-bot/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=43 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 31]</ref> Emmy is later shown to not be fully aware of her limits as a robot as she tells Madeline about how Nandroids have superior engineering and are unable to become outmoded.<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/not-like-other-robots/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=44 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 32]</ref>

This all leads to an incident during Madeline's eighth birthday party in which Emmy malfunctions. Throughout the day leading up to the party Emmy is shown having multiple malfunctions with her hand<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/birthday-party-part-2/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=60 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 48]</ref>, causing various delays and mishaps as she prepares for the party. This issue culminates to a full blown fire extinguisher attack on Madeline's birthday cake by Emmy, who sees the fire on her candles as a threat.<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/make-a-wish/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=63 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 51]</ref> After destroying the cake Emmy then sprays [[Ted Delaire|Ted]] as well before regaining her senses and looking around at the ruined party. She is taken away by the other Nandroids but is unable to be consoled and locks herself in the bathroom.

After the incident Emmy's human-care certification is revoked and she is sent to a Sterling facility to undergo testing to find and fix the cause of her malfunction.<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/bot-docs/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=68 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 55]</ref> After two weeks there and with no luck diagnosing the issue Emmy eavesdrops on two of the Sterling 'bot docs' discussing her situation and how she may need to be sent away for dismantling if a solution isn't found.<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/we-have-a-problem-part-2/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=74 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 61]</ref> After hearing this and with the door to her room having been locked behind her, she hides in a trashcan to avoid being seen by one of the doctors, but this leads her to be sent down a trash chute as another robot empties the trashcan she was in. She is then trapped inside a refrigerator and is transported to a landfill across the bay to [[Dupont]], approximately 30 miles from her home.<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/junked-part-2/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=85 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 71]</ref>

After awakening in the landfill, she immediately has her right arm stolen by small scavenging robots known as [[Nab]]s. She attempts to chase after them but slides down into a pile of trash and is knocked into shutdown mode again. She is found a short while later by [[Darcy Boyle|Darcy]] who reactivates her and is able to find and attach a temporary arm to Emmy. With no easy route to return home, Darcy takes Emmy to a payphone but Emmy is reluctant to call either Sterling or her family as she still has no human care certification and returning to Sterling would result in her apparent dismantling.<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/payphone-part-2/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=90 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 76]</ref> Darcy then suggests she come with her to her [[Ginny Hackle|Aunt Ginny]]'s [[Aunt Ginny's house|house]] and attaches a strange bracelet device to Emmy.

Once they arrive at Aunt Ginny's, Emmy is introduced to the [[Aunt Ginny's outmodes|outmodes]] living there. They all find her story and predicament to be nonsensical and even humorous, leading to anger from Emmy. After meeting Aunt Ginny herself, seeing her talk to a painting on the wall,<ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/father-knows-best/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=100 ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 87]</ref> and another bout of being laughed at by the outmodes for her insistence that her family is looking for her, Emmy runs away.