Skua

Skua is a giant white-and-brown molly with amber eyes.

## Personality

Skua is a quite a serious cat who isn't afraid to question what's going on around her, and isn't too willing to put up with any antics that happen to be going on around her, either.  She lives very strictly by the Code of the Day Stars and has little patience for cats doing anything else, and a lot of cats see her as a stick in the mud (her constant politeness and general prim attitude doesn't help matters in the least) — which, in some aspects, is true.  She's not really one to play around, and she doesn't make many jokes, either.  She could be called a bit of a smartass at times, as she is liable to not give out complete answers to questions or offer a cat only some dry sarcasm rather than actual conversation.  That isn't to say that she has no sense of humor; she often finds herself laughing (though, saying she \*laughs\* is a stretch, as it's usually just a chuckle at best) at others joking around, and she finds amusement in watching other cats play around.  It's even possible to drag her into it, if someone tries hard enough to, but if she thinks there's any risk of harm then she'll make sure to put an end to it.  She can be seen as a mother-figure despite her young age (albeit a strict one), and for the cats closest to her she is constantly checking in on them — making sure that they're doing alright, they're healthy, and that they're happy.  If they aren't, then she'll do whatever she can to fix it.  She also enjoys trying to help out the queens when she can or just being a distraction for other kits so that the older cats can get their rest.  She, herself, is eager to be a mother someday, but she looks forward to having a mate much less; something about all the feelings involved just puts her off, despite the fact that having kits would also involve plenty of her emotions.  It could be said that she's a bit of a feminist, as she holds a belief that almost all toms are immature or mouse-brains, and any that aren't are an exception to the rule — except, of course, for her father, who she trusts with her life.  Her brothers, though, most certainly fall into this category.  Mollies, she sees as much more sensible (and more pretty, in general), and she occasionally regrets the fact that she finds toms handsome.  Skua is most certainly a cat to watch a tom doing something stupid before looking over at one of her friends and saying "Well, at least he's pretty."  She doesn't mean to look down at any of the cats around her, not really — but she also has a little bit of a problem regarding keeping her opinions to herself, and if she thinks that a cat is dumb (or just doing something dumb), then she's going to say so.  She's also a little bit kit-like in the way that she views other toms, and she has yet to grow out of the phase where she realizes that toms aren't just strange creatures she shares the planet with, and doing so will likely take a while.  She has a habit of shouldering all of her loved one's responsibilities along with them, and as such can end up wearing herself out.  She also doesn't care as much for herself as she does for others, and as such she'll work herself as hard as she is able to to care for her Tribe and her loved ones.  She's not a particularly prideful cat, but she's happy about her place in the world.  She doesn't feel the need to brag about much, but she also wouldn't change where she is now for anything in the world.

## History

Skua and her brothers have lived in Day Stars their whole lives, along with their dad and Tribemates. She never got to meet her mother, though, as she died during kitting.