Introducing a new OC of mine – courtesy of this wonderful template by   RetroSpectra , or rather,   corriezodori .

I've basically been going through some rather tense feelings. Someone recommended I create a character to essentially comfort me during these times. So I wound up coming up with Martha here!

Martha's a kitsune of indeterminate background who's a close 'friend' of DeeVee's (but she's been known to hang around Irving and his circle as well). I use scarequotes because her idea of 'friends' can be very broad.

In a nutshell, her personality is all about one thing; comfort. Martha is extremely empathic and absolutely cannot stand to see people stressed or tense. To this end, she's used her internal kitsune magic, and some external influences to ensure that she can comfort anyone she chooses in her own way, and loves to get real up close and personal with folks.

LIKES
- Comforting people
- Hugging, snuggling, and assorted cuddling
- Paws, hands, feet, and whatnot (but can get selective about what kinds)
- Soft music (she has a fangirl crush on the ChillHop raccoon)
- Sleeping
- Massages (both giving and getting them)
- Mental health professionals (she literally talks about them like they're superheroes)
- Anything with chocolate in it

DISLIKES
- Stress, anxiety, and depression
- Computers and complicated technology (though some around her are helping her with that)
- Cold weather
- Sharp, high-pitched noises
- Violence

In terms of abilities, she's very adept at inanimate transformation and elasticity thanks to a high toon factor. Predominantly, this manifests itself as elasticity, being able to stretch and contort her body into all kinds of shapes and forms. Usually the more complicated or functionally opaque something is, the harder it is for her to maintain that form, but once she gets a good understanding of how that object works (or is forced to spend a prolonged amount of time in that form), she finds it a bit easier to become it. Clothing is a favourite form of hers, as it allows her to get up close and personal with people. To a slightly lesser extent, furniture, bedclothes, plushes, and food are another.

Recently, with some teaching from DeeVee and Dan, Martha's been learning some species and gender transformation as well. Her favourite forms in that category are feral, tauric, and male versions of her regular form, a "red jay" (a toony blue jay coloured red instead of blue), a naga, a kangaroo, and most recently, an Elstiq. But basically she'll turn into anything she thinks will help her comfort or cuddle someone.

She's also learned to temporarily turn people into various things by touch (again, usually to help them feel better). Again, clothing or other inanimate objects is a favourite, but sometimes she'll make you another species or gender. She's also learned how to fuse with other furs, or fuse two other furs together.

One thing to note is that despite what some people assume about her, much of her "cuddling" nature is 100% platonic. Her idea of sleeping with someone is curling up with them as a plush, or having them wear her as a kigurumi (or having them be the plush or kigu).

That said, she can come off rather strongly as she has little sense of personal space. DeeVee and others who know her well are no longer surprised when they see a red, black, and white scarf or blanket lying around their house, but those who don't may find themselves intimidated. Additionally, sometimes she assumes that the things she finds comforting – like spending time as a T-shirt or a plush – will also comfort other people. Once she feels she's made a mistake however, she'll instantly become very apologetic and try desperately to make up for it, because the last thing she wants to do is make people feel worse.

She also finds it very hard to see bad in people, so sometimes she can be taken advantage of. And she can find herself in sticky situations when she tries to make people feel better. For instance, one time when a little kid lost his helium balloon, she spent five hours trying to get it back for him, then when she failed, she filled herself with helium so she could replace it, staying that way for two days before the kid's parents intervened and let her off the hook.

Still, once you get to know her, and boundaries are established, she makes a very comfortable companion who'll be there when you're feeling down or tense.