Mya Hartman-Wong

**Mya** **Hartman-Wong** is a young girl who along with her friends is lost in the mystical world of Poptropica. She appears in the Poptropica graphic novel series, and appears in Mystery of the Map Island.

## Characteristics

### History

As shown in The End of Time, Mya became very unhappy and depressed after her mother died from an unknown sickness. 2 years later, Mya's father Kevin met Oliver's mother Sandy, and they eventually got married. Mya did not like having Oliver for a brother, and wanted things to go back to how they were before. But at the end of their adventures in Poptropica, Mya learned to move forward and accept what her life had become, and appreciate what she has (her new family and friends).

### Appearance

She has black hair and a yellow collared shirt with a white tie and a blue plaid skirt. She has a yellow headband in her hair. She is slightly taller than Oliver and Jorge. Her eyes are more oval than other characters, to show that she is Asian.

### Personality

Being the oldest of the group, she is smarter and more mature than her friends. She is very protective of them, and makes sure they are safe. She is usually annoyed by Oliver and Jorge's antics. She is also distrustful other people. She is a fan of culture and class, and dreams of being an author when she grows up. She is the most sarcastic and deadpan of the trio. Sometimes she is shown to be awkward and uncomfortable when meeting new people and trying new things.

She is shown to care very much about the wellbeing of less fortunate people, as she was very eager to help the crew of the H.M.S. Terror after Captain Franklin had a heart-to-heart with her. She also wanted to save the people of Pompeii and Ancient Egypt, despite knowing the consequences of affecting history. After hearing Octavian's backstory, she sympathized with him a bit (although this didn't cause her to think any highly of him, still believing him to have caused a lot of damage).

Sometimes she has a habit of saying things she doesn't mean to say and hurting people's feelings (specifically Oliver), as during an argument she blames him for his father leaving, and telling Oliver that if they go to separate universes in the Nexus, their families can be "whole again". She immediately apologizes and corrects herself for these statements, showing she doesn't mean it out of malicious, her emotions just get the best of her sometimes.

Oliver and Mya at one point had opposing ideals about the citizens of Poptropica, as Mya wanted to save the people of Pompeii, and Oliver knew that trying to change history would lead to more trouble. Although in the end they both realized that it didn't matter, as there is an infinite amount of timelines.

In her fantasy of the H.M.S. Terror, she imagined it being a pirate ship, showing her love of culture and fantasy.

## Autistic Traits

* Finding it difficult to understand how others are feeling

Mya didn’t understand why Oliver and Jorge didn’t want to go the the other timestreams, until she was told in detail. Also she didn’t understand why Oliver didn’t want to be with his father, even though it would seem obvious to most people.

* Struggling to communicate how you feel

Mya keeps her negative emotions bottled up until something happens that makes her lash out.

* Finding it difficult to make friends, instead preferring to spend time on your own

She didn't along with the others at first, although Oliver and Jorge got along just fine. Also she seems like a lonely person at school with a small friend group.

* Needing to plan things carefully, or maintain the same routine each day

She was the only one who didn’t want to explore Poptropica at first, wanting to stay on task.

* Being sensitive to noise

* Having an intense interest in something, to the point you think about it and talk about it a lot of the time

Mya has a strong love literature, to the point where she grew up to be a bestselling author.

* Getting anxious at picking up on small details and patterns that others don’t

She is a neat freak.

* Getting anxious at times, but being unsure why

She gets anxious when something is not controllable, or when things go wrong.

* Being diagnosed with a mental disorder such as depression or bipolar

Mya went through a 2 year depression after her mom died.

* In a social situation, you often say the wrong thing, or blurt something out without thinking

She does this when she’s feeling angry, or desperate.