Marth Spengler

Martha Spengler is a quiet and strategic T-Times Supervisor at Thirlcrest Academy, who is also played by G0GL0VE. 
==Appearance==
Martha is a girl with long red hair-- going all the way down to her hips. Her face doesn't demand much attention, though she has began to come off less and less average the more girly she makes herself. She's on the lower side of her weight-class, which makes sense as she claims most food is just "crap". Overall though she has a very slim build that is lightly toned with the slight muscle-- which stops her from looking all bone, luckily enough. This is most likely due to her obsessive hobby of golfing, which she does during and out of the season. 
Her hair is curled-- and her makeup is done, but it is minimal. She has long, thick eyelashes that lack in volume, though she gives it with mascara. She wears a tinted sunscreen as well, which evens out her face tone-- naturally being a little red near the cheeks. Martha occasionally opts for lip gloss, or even blush-- but does not like the feeling of makeup on her face for prolonged time, instead trying to benefit her skin with a lackluster skin care routine. 
She wears a multitude of clothes, but is usually seen wearing the T-Times tie out of pride, even when in town. Her clothes are neutral and mix between her style. Once being reserved and covered up to the max, Martha has began to dawn crop tops and tanks because of the summer heat-- showing off a newfound comfortability within herself. Martha wants to grab the attention and look approachable, and does that by occasionally trying to give off a girl-next-door vibe. 
==Characteristics==
Martha comes off friendly to others-- well, sometimes. She truly dreads talking to people, and has made it very clear. Though it seems there has been a change within her, going from a singular friend to many. She grows tired of social interactions quickly, and can get annoyed with ease because of it. Though to the average stranger she is an up-beat, eccentric teenage girl who likes to make friends. She keeps it so surface level with most people there is an aura of mystery around how she actually got here and why she is the way she is, as she locks away her true feelings of self to people she thinks would never tell.
Proven to her after constant conditioning around her, Martha is prone to be sly and cunning. She does not see the issue with it-- not being able to understand the concept of other peoples' feelings. Generally being unempathetic, she does not try to fix this-- only trying to care for people she views 'worthy' of care. She is the judge jury and executioner in her eyes-- and doesn't believe in karma, thinking it is up to her to handle it. Deep down though she doesn't want to live this way-- wanting to be friends and live a normal life. Unfortunately, the average teenage girl lifestyle feels far off to her, and getting there seems like it would be a world of pain and hurt. She locks herself further away, building walls nobody can climb into. 
Even though she is smart-- she is incapable of natural social interaction. Everything is a strategy game in her head, making the next move to get the outcome she wants. She is determined in doing this-- taking up a new personality or outlook around different people. Naturally she is inexpressive and comes off that she has a limited range of emotions, being monotone-- but this is far from true. Martha struggles to display emotion and often goes from a nonchalant demeanor to an extreme one, and if it gets too far she shuts down.
Her deep yearning for something real does influence her actions, picking her friends as benefitted advisors. Though she prefers to also keep around people she doesn't think is capable of manipulation and evil, leaving true friendship to them as she doesn't think they will hurt her.
==Relationships==
===Artie Amir Ambrose===
Best Friend | Semi-Trusted.They met back in her early editor days-- and Martha viewed it as a pristine opportunity. Martha took him under her wing, wanting someone to do her dirty work so she didn't have to. Artie gladly obliged, and it seemed that's were things began to blossom. Their half-work, half play relationship maintained as they grew closer, beginning to agree with each other more-- and even hang out outside of work. She was honest about her views, but left herself out of it-- trying to make Artie ready for the "real world"-- wanting to protect him from a harsh reality. It was almost unnoticeable how their relationship grew, but it did. 
Artie is Martha's favorite friend by far, even though their relationship isn't the most trusting. She values him heavily-- and is scared that one day he'll leave. He promises her he wont, and she can't help but take her word for it-- because what else can she do? She tries to be an immovable object Artie can follow, a grin on her face that will not come off hesitant. She still tries to be a palatable role model Artie can follow, but also now offers herself as a friend who will listen.
===Maya Iverson ===
Friend | Fond.They met on the street, funnily enough. A so far short but meaningful friendship to Martha, she realized that she had not as many female friends as she preferred. They're the typical girl friends, talking about boys and getting to know each other. She does not notice the longing looks-- or the peculiar behavior, never really having a close female friend before. She has the need to impress her-- wanting to come off as a top-tier journalist when Maya is around. 
She does secretly enjoy her more than she comes off. When she's around Maya, she feels a bit more normal-- like there's nothing odd about her. Though she knows there's still a notable amount of acting going around to keep up to her, to keep their friendship going. Martha plays on a voice, quirking her head and trying to seem like she has more to her-- changing her expressive shell to meet the situation. She longs to be real around Maya, but how would she respond? The anxiety keeps her up, so she opts not to. 
=== Michael "Mikey" Hammond===
Love Interest | Confused.Vaping is a crime to your body, and Martha is sure of it-- watching this gullible peacekeeper walk around and hitting the vape brought annoyance to her head. So.. she fixed it, berating him and demanding him to stop. They had met for an article, which she has yet to made-- and used his voice for her confirmation against Jeremy Roth. She doesn't get why he's so.. well, stupid. They talked here and there, and Martha seemed fine with that. 
They began to talk more, and she was still fine with it-- though she questions why she enjoys his company. As the week of their hangouts progress, she begins to open up more and more to her, though the fear lingers underneath. She brushes it off, knowing his forgetful attitude would allow her to say what she finally wanted to. Out of her friends, she is quite authentic to Mikey. This willingness to be herself around him scares her, as she doesn't know what the future holds. They do what she wants, she talks about what she wants, and it feels like the friendship is in her control...so, it can't be too bad. 
Things changed after romance came in the air-- and Martha was promptly scared of it. She lied to Michael, claiming that she was allergic to boys-- but was quickly caught. Even though he was stupid enough to believe it, Martha hadn't thought about the people around them. Awkwardly enough they trudged through the talks and mess of it-- not even sure if they truly liked each other. Though Martha gives it the want to try-- though it is questionable why. It could be quick to think that she's just following what her peers think, but she could also maybe truly enjoy him. 
=== Jeraldine "Jeri-Bob" Miller===
Peer | Fond.Martha has always been prone to hang around journalists, and the newer batches were no exception. Seeing Ivy and Jeri-Bob around made her smile, thinking of her first few friends in the Yearbook Club. Soon though, they became friends too. At first, it was awkward-- Jeri-Bob seeing a part of her that was inexplicable. Though her willingness to not bring it up ended up earning a lot of respect from Martha. 
As Jeri begins to follow around, she notices how she often takes advice well. Part of Jeri-Bob reminds her of the people she's most fond of, especially Artie as a younger journalist. As of habit, she began to show herself off like she did once previously with Artie. She tries to lead her into a path that will be 'best' for her, but honestly doesn't know what that is anymore. Blindly leading, all she hopes is she does right by her-- and doesn't mess it up. 
==Honorable Mentions==
I try to keep around 3-4 people in the wiki, but Martha has been making more friends beyond that. So here are some people that are important to her, but don't have their own part in the wiki yet! These aren't in specific order, as they all have aided in her development someway or somehow.
Alexander D. Miller | Coworker | Confused
Ivy Adair | Coworker | Confused 
Leonard Lawson | Hurt/Rebuilding
Juniper Cahalan | Friend | Complicated
Vincent Kuhn | Boss | Complicated
Alexandra Madeline-Itsumi | Friend/Coworker| Respected
== Trivia ==
✰ Martha is an avid golfer, and plans to go professional. After years of training and dedicating a life to it, she really can't be beat.
✰ Martha has undiagnosed ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). It is hinted at in how she's roleplayed, and in her social interactions. She often can't keep up eye contact, and struggles in social situations. She's prone to get overstimulated, too. Unfortunately, she has no idea-- and even when it's brought to her attention, she denies it.
✰ Martha's hair is natural-- taking a deeper red color because of her father. In certain lightings, it may look brown.
✰ Martha is one of the few T-Times members (alongside with Andrew) that doesn't write slander. On occasion, she will have more truth-adjacent articles, but she does not purposely lie or slander others.
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