Tabby
| Tabby | |
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| Species: | Robot |
| Manufacturer: | Sterling Robotics |
| Type: | Nandroid |
| Job: | Electronics repair |
| Employed by: | Denny's Odds & Ends |
| Age: | 16[1] |
| Status: | Outmode |
| Canonicity: | Fanon |
| Created on: | 2022/04/24[2] |
| Created by: | Neppy |
Tabby is a fanon Nandroid and the main character of the fan story Peppermint Lemonade. After serving her original family, the D’Angelo's, for 16 years she is thrown away and found by Madison who takes her to a friend's electronics shop where she ends up staying and taking odd jobs. While she starts with a Nandroids normal demeanor and clothes, over time she becomes much more smug and mischievous, eventually donning her iconic striped dress.
Character summary[edit | edit source]
Personality[edit | edit source]
Prior to the start of the story, Tabby is no different than any other Nandroid, serving as a rich family's maid and caring for their children. She is proud, well-mannered, and haughty. After being thrown away by the family she becomes bitter and jaded towards her previous owners, but remains worried for the now adult children she used to care for. As time goes on she encounters more unfriendly interactions with humans and becomes more cynical and angry, ultimately leading her to become obscenely smug and mischievous towards everyone.
Relationships[edit | edit source]
Tabby's closest friend is Madison, though at times the meaning of the word is lost. While initially happy to help a scrapped Nandroid, Tabby's change in behavior and troublesome nature can cause Madison to question her past decisions.
She is also friends with Denny, the owner of the shop she stays at, who also acts as her mentor.
She is also (initially reluctantly) friends with Ralphie, a returning Vietnam war veteran who does his best to become closer with Tabby.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Peppermint Lemonade[edit | edit source]
In 1977, after 16 years of faithful service, Tabby is thrown away by her family, the D'Angelos. While she laments her life and prepares to power off forever, she is found and powered back on by Madison, who is making a scrap run through the junkyard. After some short introductions, Madison takes Tabby to Denny's Odds & Ends, an electronics shop she frequents with a robot friendly owner, and asks if Tabby may stay, to which Denny agrees.[1]
She begins her new life by helping Denny around the shop and doing chores for him. As Denny asks Tabby to take on more and more duties, she eventually travels around the nearby area and comes into contact with the darker side of humans, being made fun of and passing by troublemakers. While bothered, she remains positive and upbeat and is able to do everything asked of her, to the compliment of Denny.[3]
One day while Tabby is out taking a walk she becomes lost and while resting on a bench is hassled by a police officer. Luckily, a young war vet named Ralphie comes to her aid and is able to smooth things over, claiming that Tabby is his Nandroid named Mindy, which he erroneously believes is the name all Nandroids are given.[4] As Ralphie accompanies Tabby back to Denny's shop, she finds him to be a bit annoying and much too talkative, but is still appreciative of his help in returning home.[5]
Later, a big job is called in from a local arcade with a malfunctioning cabinet and Denny tasks Tabby with taking his toolbox to the store and repairing it.[6] Tabby is delighted at the opportunity and once at the arcade is able to repair the cabinet and discovers her love of arcades and the tickets the machines dispense upon winning.[7] Unfortunately, a run-in with some thugs leaves her shaken and despondent, her spirits only picking up after Ralphie, who saw the incident, comes to her aid.[8]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Tabby likes chewing mint gum, a habit she develops after receiving a piece from Ralphie.[4]
- She also loves arcade games, especially those where she can win lots of tickets.[7]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
For more pictures and fan art, see the gallery of images on Nanbooru.
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Tabby's reveal picture.
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Tabby, known to giggle.
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Tabby, expressing her love for tickets.
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Tabby, tempting Madison to wear her old uniform.
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Tabby stinks!
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Tabby, letting you know what she thinks of you.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
| Author | Title | Characters | Synopsis | Lang | Date | Links | Rating | Tags |
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| Neppy | Peppermint Lemonade | Madison, Tabby | A (smug) Nandroid is trashed at the end of her service and learns to cope with the change. | ENG | 2023/03/04 |  
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SFW
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Drama, Slice of life, Long form |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Neppy - Peppermint Lemonade chapter 1 on AO3, 2023/03/04. Retrieved 2024/02/28.
- ↑ Neppy in Emmy the Robot Fanclub discord, 2022/04/23. Retrieved 2024/02/28.
- ↑ Neppy - Peppermint Lemonade chapter 3 on AO3, 2023/03/14. Retrieved 2024/02/28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Neppy - Peppermint Lemonade chapter 5 on AO3, 2023/04/13. Retrieved 2024/02/28.
- ↑ Neppy - Peppermint Lemonade chapter 6 on AO3, 2023/04/28. Retrieved 2024/02/28.
- ↑ Neppy - Peppermint Lemonade chapter 7 on AO3, 2023/06/03. Retrieved 2024/02/28.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Neppy - Peppermint Lemonade chapter 8 on AO3, 2023/06/27. Retrieved 2024/02/28.
- ↑ Neppy - Peppermint Lemonade chapter 9 on AO3, 2023/07/13. Retrieved 2024/02/28.
