Squirrel

## Appearance:

Pretty ruddy red russet somali tom with a lighter underbelly. He has a bushy, squirrel-like tail. Around his muzzle it is cream, and his eyes are an amber-orange. His legs fade lighter to darker and he always has lowered eyes which make him appear mischievous, to flirt with others. His color is abnormally more vibrant with red because he was bred for it at a breeder. He was purely made to look pretty. He is also smaller than most cats and does, in fact, resemble a squirrel.

## Past:

Don't be fooled by his happy-go-lucky smile and overly joyful persona. Squirrel has gone through a lot in his kit-hood that many do not know about. He subtly hints over it as if it isn't *that* big of a deal. When it truly was.

Squirrel was born to a she-cat in a cat-breeding barn. It was run-down for the most part and not in good condition. All he can recount from his past in the barn was many, *many* "mamas". There was constantly pregnant she-cats and no toms around. It always smelt of milk and sometimes kibble.

There was one day, however, that he'd remember forever. It would be the day that his "mama" would tell him he'd need to leave. Why? It is unknown and completely up for interpretation. Squirrel doesn't even know the reason his mama wanted him to hurry out of the barn he called his home. He *does* recount correctly, though, his mama telling him that she'd meet him when he got out. And did she? No. He had waited and waited and waited... and she still hadn't met him outside of the barn. He was only a kit then. All alone in a world unknown to him.

Squirrel would eventually stumble upon a family of savannahs. Poppy, the mother savannah, and her two kits: Lily and Daisy. Squirrel, being small in comparison to even a regular cat, was treated like a pet in their abandoned Twoleg home, where they'd coexist peacefully. Squirrel was fawned over by the two savannah sisters, constantly climbing up their tiny frames and seeing the world from their eyes. They saw Squirrel much like a lap dog. He was their precious little pet who would beg and squeak. Lily would be the one to name Squirrel.

During this time, Squirrel would learn of "setucing" from one of the savannah sister's named Daisy. Daisy had a mirror to practice in, and Squirrel would pick up her moves and tried for himself. After learning about "setucing", he found out he could get toms to give him food and so would continue what he learned for many moons to come. It would also be during this portion of his life that he'd run into Harbinger, a tom who rejected his advances because he was too young for him. Harbinger told Squirrel however, that he *was* beautiful and would continue to try and keep a friendship with the little tom. Squirrel would agree to that despite still loving Harbinger and then Harbinger would show him to the camp of the "Kin". Squirrel had figured maybe his "mama" was actually in the camp but was saddened to find she was not.

Squirrel would run into a couple different toms and would claim many she-cats as his mamas after that chapter of his life. The most important cat he'd meet being Maverick: a sweet and kind tom who had offered him a place of refuge when he was in need of it. Squirrel was, as usual, in love with yet another tom. But Maverick would continue to come back in his life story.

Squirrel was given a den to rest in the Kin's camp, thanks to Harbinger who gave him permission to live there. Harbinger was also the leader of the Kin, who was a group of rogues and loners who would plot against the clans. Squirrel does not know that however and is only there for Harbinger and Lily. Lily, Poppy's daughter, would soon become pregnant with Harbinger's kits. Lily and Squirrel are both not the brightest and Harbinger wanted to become mates with Lily, but Squirrel began to tear up and sniffle, as he was on the verge of tears. Clearly not understanding fully what a mate was for, Squirrel and Lily explained to Harbinger that maybe *both* of them could share him as a mate. They both didn't fully understand what a mate was as they were both naïve. Harbinger agrees although doesn't treat Squirrel like a mate. He knows they are both not the brightest and just wanted Squirrel to be happy as well as Lily. Squirrel usually treats Harbinger more as a father figure and doesn't quite grasp the full idea of a "mate".

## Present:

Squirrel had learned about death when Daisy, his "Daisy Mama", also the daughter of Poppy, had given birth to a stillborn. Squirrel was sadly caught up in the moment Daisy had went into labor, alongside her mate Russetmoor, a former Windclan warrior.

Squirrel didn't understand yet again, living in his naïve world of his own. He believed kits were born from being dropped from the sky. He had gotten distracted and then returned to Daisy's side to find out one of his "sissys" had passed. He felt so guilty, believing that he didn't catch her in time. He was also the one to name Daisy's kits: Violet and Breeze (the deceased one). Squirrel also buried Breeze and mourned his sissy. This was the moment he'd realize *death* was a possibility to why his mother was no longer here. And that frightened him.

Since Squirrel has gotten older, his "setucing" has made it possible for him to get kibble-- his most favorite thing in the universe-- even more! Him and Maverick have been spending more time together and have really bonded. Little does Squirrel know, Maverick is his secret admirer and unlike the other toms, wants to make it an official commitment: he wants to be official mates. Poor little Squirrel is so oblivious to the other tom's feelings towards him, however. Maverick left his Twoleg in hopes to protect Squirrel from any outside influence which may "use him".

Squirrel is a bit of an airhead, and hearing the stories of toms using Squirrel for their own good simply got to Maverick, who said he'd leave his Twoleg home and life of a kittypet behind in order to make sure that he was safe and that he had someone there for him. Squirrel was obviously happy to hear that! Having a handsome tom accompanying him!

He resided within the Kin camp, in a den covered with flowers and stashed with feathers on the interior. Maverick had joined him but not as official mates. There is a clear bond between them, however it is not confirmed.

When introducing Maverick into the Kin, Harbinger also appointed Squirrel a job so he would feel important. This job was watching his "sissies", also known as being the kit-sitter for the group.

## Quotes:

"Are you going to eat me?" -- Squirrel when he first meets Poppy, Lily and Daisy

"I miss mama... She said she'd meet me outside of the kit-making shed... what if she got eaten by the kit-making shed?" -- Squirrel to Lily

"So if I wanted food from a cat, I would ... 'setuce'??" -- Squirrel to Daisy, learning how to "setuce" for the first time.

“Oh? Kibble? Kibble tastes so~ good! You’d love some! It looks brown and… and it is hard. But it isn’t dried poop, I promise! I know it looks like that but it isn’t.” -- Squirrel to Jinx, talking about kibble.

"I love you so much Mavvy…. But I'm not a flower." -- Squirrel when Maverick compares him to a beautiful flower. Squirrel was oblivious.