Sadness wasn't what anyone would call upbeat – after all, she was named Sadness. Most thought that she was too depressing and melancholy to be around. The two exceptions were Joy and Fear. Joy saw her as someone that was actually decent if you got to know her better. Fear, however, saw something else. It seemed that whatever his latest panic attack was about, Sadness would, in her own way, comfort him. So she wasn't that bad. It was just that the Emotions didn't see the other side to her very often.
Sadness was actually very caring – she just didn't know what to do with that nature. Her attempts of comfort came across as depressing to the other Emotions. It wasn't intentional. It was just her character. Fear saw her for who she truly was – someone who did care and who was truly kind, but who didn't know how to go about showing it. It didn't bother Fear at all. In a way, it was actually endearing to him.
One night, while Fear was on dream duty, Riley had a nightmare. It wasn't a normal nightmare. It was if somebody had gone right up to eleven on the scariness meter. Fear jumped and cowered at the sight of five clowns advancing at Riley. Sadness, who was still awake, came to Fear and held his hand. 'It'll be alright, I hope,' she mumbled. Fear was too traumatized to say anything, but in the deepest recesses of his heart, he was glad.