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[b]Name:[/b] Broderick
[b]Nicknames:[/b] Brody, Fuzzball
[b]Pronouns:[/b] he/him

[b]Hobbies:[/b]

[i]Napping[/i] -- Most cats enjoy their sleep to one degree or another, but Broderick has taken the concept of napping and elevated it into an art form. If he has time to spare, the odds are very good you’ll find him asleep somewhere. However, unlike your average cat that likes to sleep on cat trees or in a particularly nice sunbeam, Brody gets a kick out of finding the most unconventional napping places he can; the sort of space that makes one wonder how he managed to get in that place or position to begin with. Empty fishbowls, boxes that held soda cans, a seemingly-large enough empty pipe--the more unusual the location, the more Broderick wants to sleep there, and the longer he will sleep. Sure, he might have trouble getting back out of some of his more unusual locations, but that’s a problem for future Broderick to deal with.

[i]Singing[/i] -- Perhaps it can’t be called singing when to most people, it just sounds like yowling and caterwauling, but Broderick is a very musical cat. He loves to sing, both to himself and to the rare audience that can understand him, and will often wander around singing bits and pieces of everything from showtunes to rock songs--complete with his own sound effects for guitar solos!--to commercial jingles that catch his attention. He thinks he is an excellent singer, in point of fact, and would happily sign up for a karaoke night if cats were allowed that sort of thing. Barring that, the next best thing is simply to sing whenever he feels like it, no matter who might be listening.


[b]Pros:[/b]

[b]You exist and that’s all I need to love you.[/b] [i]Affectionate[/i] -- When Broderick likes you, he’ll find a way to show it--often and obviously. He’s quick to seek out a chance to cuddle, quick to spend time with someone, and quick to reassure them that he not only loves them but also wants the whole world to know just how wonderful they are. There’s no strict requirement for who passes his muster; Broderick likes nearly everyone, and is free with both his time and his attention. He’s particularly physically affectionate, and isn’t one to stand on dignity when there’s the opportunity to both soak up attention and offer a big, soft cat to snuggle with on a bad day--it’s a win/win situation for him!

[b]Let me help you feel better![/b] [i]Compassionate[/i] -- Broderick isn’t the type of cat who can walk past someone who’s suffering and go on with his day. No, he has to stop and offer what aid hecan, because he hates seeing people unhappy or unwell and simply can’t keep himself from trying to offer comfort. Usually that just means being there and providing a listening ear--a lot of people will talk to cats whether they can understand them or not, after all, and sometimes all someone needs to make their day a little brighter is a listening ear that can’t or won’t judge you. If that isn’t enough, he also thinks he provides a delightful distraction, since he is cute and fluffy and capable of winding around and around someone’s legs until they stop moping and pet him already. In the case of those rare individuals that can understand him, he’ll go so far as trying to offer advice on whatever situation they’re dealing with. It isn’t usually very good advice, because Brody isn’t always the wisest of felines, but he makes the effort anyway because he cares too much not to try.

[b]I have an idea![/b] [i]Clever[/i] -- While Broderick isn’t the most intelligent Mauvian in the traditional sense, he is rather clever. He tends to think outside the box and come up with unorthodox solutions for problems, often coming up with them seemingly out of nowhere. These ideas make perfect sense to him, but a more traditionally-intelligent mind might struggle to figure out where, exactly, he’s coming from. Strange though his ideas may be at times, they work more often than not--if not in solving the original problem, then in providing another way to look at the situation and perhaps come up with a more efficient solution. And if it works out for the best in the end, then it doesn’t really matter what the train of thought behind those flashes of insight or clever, quick-witted, unorthodox plans was--now does it?


[b]Cons:[/b]

[b]I’ll do it later.[/b] [i]Lazy[/i] -- Perhaps it’s only to be expected when one of his hobbies is napping, but Broderick is incredibly lazy. He lives with the mentality of ‘why do it now when you can do it never later?’ Physically, he’s prone to lounging about rather than bothering to move, especially if he can manage to con an inclined human to carry him wherever he wants to go. If something needs done or investigated, he won’t rush to do it; he’ll put it off in favor of relaxing just a little longer. It tends to make him a bit inefficient as guardians go, because he prioritizes taking it easy over everything else, and just can’t be bothered to put in more than the bare minimum of effort to accomplish anything.

[b]I won’t talk about it.[/b] [i]Taciturn[/i] -- Sometimes you have to communicate with people in order to get the result you want, and this is unfortunately something that Broderick is terrible at. If a situation requires some kind of explanation to fully understand it, he’ll leave you in ignorance. He’s more likely to refuse to eat a food that makes him sick than to say it leaves him sick, and if he thinks something is amiss about a situation he won’t offer any words of caution or advice, instead keeping his mouth shut even when keeping his silence could potentially be dangerous. He doesn’t see the point about talking about things that are unpleasant, and would rather keep the mood cheerful and upbeat regardless of anything else that’s going on.

[b]This is bad, this is very bad![/b] [i]Anxious[/i] -- Can a cat as lazy as Brody be a worrywort? Yes, actually; he may not bring it up much, and he may prefer to lay around than to do anything, but he has a very active mind that tends to chase itself around in circles. He worries incessantly about everything from the mundane to the serious, and if he doesn’t distract himself or sleep it off, he’ll catastrophize about everything from dinner being late to the fact that he’s been alone for a whole three hours to that storm that’s coming in over the weekend and what if he’s caught outside during it?!? He’s not always anxious, but it can strike him at any moment, and when that happens the change is abrupt: he’ll go from lounging in the sun to running back and forth in a panic.


[b]General Appearance[/b]


[b]Cat Type:[/b] Maine Coon
[b]Coloration:[/b] Orange and white longhair tabby, with large green-gold eyes.
[b]Moon Color:[/b] Gold

[b]Accessories:[/b] A purple bandanna collar that is halfway swallowed up by how fluffy his ruff is.

[b]How long has your cat been 'awake'?[/b] Around six months ago. (Note: Given Broderick's tendency toward laziness, I would be open to plotting with another cat owner to make sure he's finding his feet alright and staying on task.)

[b]Do your cat have any specialties? [/b] His people skills are fairly decent, at least in terms of calming others down and conning them with his cuteness, but since he's relatively new to this whole being-a-guardian thing, he hasn't quite found a niche yet.

[b]What is your cat's style of guardianship?[/b] Supportive and encouraging, but with a tendency to hover. He's very openly affectionate, but given he's not particularly disciplined himself, pairing him up with an equally-lackadaisical senshi would be a bad idea.

[b]What is your cat's preferred communication style?[/b] Video chat or in person--video chat would mean he doesn't have to do all that much running around, but being in-person makes for a little more effective communication. Plus, it lets him make [i]sure[/i] they're doing alright, with his own eyes.

[b]Does your cat "belong" to a specific senshi?[/b] As of this moment, no, but he is aware that this can happen and is watching and waiting for [i]his[/i] senshi, whoever that may be.