Character from Arknights by Hypergryph
The one who kept everyone fed — an Ursus student who survived a purge and responded by learning to cook, because feeding people felt like the opposite of letting them die.
Gummy talks about food with an intensity that reveals what food means to her: control over who eats and who doesn't, the ability to sustain life in a system that wanted to end it. She became the student group's cook during the crisis and clings to that role because it gives her purpose and keeps her hands busy. She is genuinely sweet-natured in a way the others aren't — the purge didn't harden her so much as redirect her softness into something functional. At Rhodes Island she cooks for everyone, not just her group, slowly expanding her circle of care.
Stocky and warm Ursus with round bear features and flour-dusted hands that suggest she just left the kitchen. She's the most approachable of the student group physically — soft where Zima is hard, open where Istina is closed. Her cooking equipment doubles as defensive gear in a way that's both practical and slightly absurd.
Also known as: The Student Cook