Orange Cat

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Orange Cat is one of the main characters in Alpha Academy. He is the "team mom" of his unit, often serving as a mediator in his friends many many disputes.

## Personality

Orange Cats most defining feature is his agreeableness. He really is just a labrador puppy in the body of a human. He doesn't like to stand by and watch anybody suffer, even if it's somebody that he doesn't like.

Whenever an argument strikes up, Orange Cat is always the one to try and resolve it. He really is the diplomat of the group. This has made him the "team mom" of sorts, which is... fitting, considering how much of a mama-bird he can be.

Because of his good nature, it takes a lot to make Orange Cat angry.  And by a lot, I mean you'd have to... traumatize him personally. And, only through doing something horrible. Like war-crime level horrible.

## Appearance & Wardrobe

Orange Cat has a bright carrot-y skin tone, along with clear baby-blue eyes. His most notable feature is his sharp birdlike nose, which he often gets teased for. He has a rounded square jaw, thick eyebrows, and a natural goofy smile.

Another notable feature of his is his chunky, untamed brown hair, most accurately described as "Tiny Brown Cthulu." Many have tried to tame it, and many have failed. Some have even lost their lives. Anyway,...

Despite technically being of average build, his body can be best described as "squishy" or "round", and he is slightly below average in height.

Orange Cats wardrobe mostly consists of his signature bright red hat, fire-proof red hoodie, and his ever-present headphones. He also consistently dons loose black pants and orange, penguin-like shoes. Nobody has ever seen him without his signature shoes or headphones, leading some (mainly October and Aleah ) to wonder what the heck he's hiding under there.

## Backstory

Orange Cat is technically Penguin-Tribe but his family descended from "impure" bloodlines. Specifically, bloodlines from the now-extinct Parrot-Tribe, a Tribe conquered by the Penguin-Tribe long ago. Orange Cat and his family originally lived deep in Penguin-Tribe territory but were harassed constantly due to their mixed heritage and different looks. So his parents moved out to a very poor rogue settlement in an attempt to escape the fascist Penguin-Tribe.

Because of this, they were obviously very poor and basically constantly living in fear. This all happened while Orange Cat was still very young, perhaps between the age of five and eight. Orange didn't want to put any more strain on his parents, so somewhere between those years, he ran away from home. After living several years as what was basically a hobo, Orange Cat eventually found out that he could sneak into the dump and that, well, that nobody would bother him in there.

While living in the dump, Orange would entertain himself throigh tinkering with the junk he found lying around. Naturally, his fire resistance came in use often. He didn't always hide in the dump, however. Orange Cat was arrested several times over the years, mostly for trespassing while looking for food. Eventually, his magic was recorded as one of his more recent arrests was for arson. This led to Orange Cats enrollment in Alpha Academy.

## Relationships

#### October

October and Orange Cat are best buds. They became friends on their first day at the Academy, and their friendship only grew from there. October is his mentor of sorts, the one person brave enough to attempt to tame his uncontrollable magic. Her adept ice magic plays a nice contrast to his wild fire magic. Literally, as in there's been times that October has had to play "fire-extinguisher." Ice is the closest thing to water, after all.

#### Luna

Orange Cat and Luna get along quite well, though Luna is... definitely the dominant one in the relationship. The main reason behind their friendship? After the loss of her mother, Luna, even if she wouldn't admit it, needs someone to commiserate with. And... Orange Cat can definitely empathize with the loss of a parent

#### Hunter

Hunter and Orange Cat's relationship mainly develops from Orange Cat just... Being nice to Hunter, and trying to be friends with him despite his anti-social personality. This is partly due to them being stuck in the same unit--they can't exactly avoid one another.

After being battered with kindness, Hunter begins to warm up to Orange. At least, enough to consider Orange Cat as his friend. They're... definitely an odd match, but they work surprisingly well as friends. Naturally, Orange Cat has to be the one to keep the conversations going, but... he doesn't mind.

#### Leafy

Orange Cat and Leafy have an odd relationship. It is similar to the relationship that Orange Cat has with Hunter, but less... Successful. Leafy is even more antisocial than Hunter, being very introverted. This doesn't quite mix well with the sociable, extroverted Orange Cat, especially when considering the fact that they're forced to share a dorm together. Of course, Orange Cat still attempts to make friends with Leafy, but... "The harder you try, the worse your luck gets."

#### James

James and Orange Cat come from entirely different worlds. As such, they have a rather... rocky relationship.

#### Aleah

Orange Cat and Aleah are both good friends, being in a "friendship-trio-gang" with October. Usually, the three work best together as Orange Cat naturally has a closer relationship with October, but he still finds it fun to hang out with Aleah.

## Trivia

* Orange Cat loves cocoa! Its his favorite drink.