emily's a dancer and fitness/wellness coach. she's been in redwood for about four years now and is original from arizona. coming to california was a bit of a restart for her, getting away from old demons and drama to try and catch a bit of that chill california vibe. it hasn't fully taken hold of her so she can be a bit morose sometimes and have a disdain for people. though that could primarily be because she works with both the elderly and children so who wouldn't want to scream at the end of the day sometimes? people she gets along with well usually have a mutual understanding of her ambivert tendency of needing peace and quiet after too much time amongst others. like you mentioned about mielle up there, she's also more of an observer than a talker sometimes but one-on-one she's much more interested in cracking open someone's shell and also willing to crack open her own as well.
maybe they hooked up for a couple months in early 2016? mielle works with emily's cousin (minix) so maybe there was a mutual new years party they all were at and that's where things started?