Moonwafer Kleek

*"What better way to promote proper nutrition than to bless our food with the old ways? Do you seriously think the old pioneers of Migax cared about something as trivial as safety? No, they used rust and sweat to get their food. This is a hardcore history lesson."*

- Moonwafer

## Biographical Information

### Family

Leafsong Kleek(twin sister), Smola Kleek(mother), Yeem Kleek(father)

## Meta Information

### Appears in

Gateway

Moonwafer Kleek is an adolescent skeefer and a student at Aksel School of Elite Education. He is the brother of Leafsong Kleek.

## Appearance

Moonwafer has albinism and as a result is pure white with pink eyes. His wings are weak and can burn easily in the sunlight. He is described as having a babyish face that makes him look younger than he is, and is smaller and lighter than most skeefers.

## Personality

Moonwafer is good-natured and empathetic, and has a relaxed and forgiving attitude. When his family experienced the pain of Yeem's imprisonment, he filled the emotional support role, counseling and comforting the other family members. After Yeem returned, Moonwafer was the most patient and supportive of the family when it came to Yeem's agoraphobia.

He is known to have a satirical sense of humor, although unlike his sister it is never scathing or sardonic, but mainly based around mockery of various rules and ideologies.

He is less prone to rule-breaking than his sister and maintains caution. He tends toward passivity when it comes to fighting back against those who wronged him, and often chooses to let things go rather than stir up trouble. His modes of resistance take the form of intellectual discussion and jokes rather than direct action. As such, he doesn't officially join The Hope of Migax, although he does aid Summer and Leafsong in protecting Reema.

He often uses overly intellectual language when speaking, in an act of defiance against the translators which restrict skeefer language. He is also prone to monologuing, in which he explains a concept to the class for several minutes rather than having the teacher lecture them. He is shown to do this most often during social studies; the class in which he is most active in.

## Abilities and Skills

He is a good comedian and skilled at giving emotional support. He is able to see the good in people and have empathy toward others. He is cautious and thinks through situations before acting.

## History

### Early Life

Moonwafer was born in Vakria's stack roosts along with his twin sister Leafsong to mother Smola Kleek and father Yeem Kleek. He had a very close relationship to his father, but was often ostracized due to his albinism.

After his father was wrongfully convicted of participating in a riot and sent to prison, Moonwafer did his best to keep the family together. Smola suffered under the grief and Leafsong grew increasingly rebellious and distant. Moonwafer maintained positivity and found a calling in counseling and humor.

When Yeem returned from prison, Moonwafer took on the responsibility of caring for him, since he had developed agoraphobia and PTSD from his experiences. He often cared for and worked with him, and Yeem nicknamed him "Empath." With the money the prison sent to compensate for their father's wrongful conviction, he and Leafsong applied and were accepted to Aksel.

### Gateway

After arriving at Aksel, Moonwafer joined his sister in befriending Summer. They remained his friends at Aksel for the duration of his first year. Just like in the stack roosts, Moonwafer was ostracized by his peers and experienced bullying, at one point having rocks thrown at him.

He struggled to have his needs met at Aksel. Even after notifying the school of his disability, he failed to support for the impact light had on his eyes. Nevertheless, he continued his role as a supportive family member and often counseled Leafsong, especially when she gained knowledge of Eeksa's resistance.

He excelled in social studies and often lead class discussions on history and ethics. He was a favored student of Reema's. Moonwafer didn't talk to Eeksa or help the resistance, but he did team up with Summer to warn Reema after Leafsong discovered that Rebel Heart was moving in to eliminate her.

## Quotes

*"She's an amazing progressive-thinking pioneer in the development of education. Her remarkable skill of intimidating students combined with her terror of skeefers and a maniacal love for weaponry should be the perfect combination. Teenagers are getting a bit too cocky these days, trying to promote the radical notion of equality and kindness, but I am confident that with her help they should be brought round effectively."*

- Moonwafer about Sayra