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[b]Name:[/b] Duncas
[b]Nicknames:[/b] Pyewacket (it's what the bookstore owners call him -- personally, he hates it)
[b]Pronouns:[/b] he/him

[b]Hobbies:[/b]

[list][*] [i]Reading --[/i] As a bookstore cat, this is almost to be expected. Duncas will read anything he can get his paws on, and the store carries a variety of books: bestsellers and literature, of course, but also science fiction and fantasy, history and anthropology, self-help and psychology, even new-age and occult. He knows where everything is shelved, too, and can find just about any book in the store just by title. He's a furry librarian. He makes a point of reading both the Feather of Truth and The Weekly Weird as well, just to keep his paw on the pulse of the city.

[*] [i]Stargazing --[/i] Are the stars in alignment? He can tell you! Duncas is an avid astronomy nerd, and enjoys using the small telescope on the roof of the building to explore the night skies. As a result, he also follows astrology avidly, using the stars as his guide to help you predict whether it's a good day to do something or not. He can work up your personal horoscope if you give him your birthdate information; at the very least, he'll use your sign as a guide for your personality and how to interact with you. (He himself is an Aquarius.)

[*] [i]Lounging About --[/i] It's rather expected of a bookstore cat to be found lounging about somewhere obvious where they can be petted and admired, and Duncas is no exception. He considers it one of the perks of occupying a bookstore, the biggest perk being the books therein: getting pettings and attention from the bookstore's patrons is nice. (Getting treats from them is even better.) The owners of the bookstore have positioned comfy cat beds everywhere for him, but his favorite spot is in the gabled window at the front of the store, advertising to everyone who passes by that this place has a shop cat. It's also where the sun shines in the best.
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[b]Pros:[/b]

[list][*] [b]Why Can't We Be Friends[/b] [i]Sociable --[/i] Duncas is a very friendly cat, willing to socialize with just about anybody. Whether it's in the bookstore or out and about, he will come right up to you and start a conversation, puss around your ankles, or let you pet him. He's definitely a people cat, and the more people he has to interact with the happier he is. He enjoys the company of other cats too, and will engage with them in the same sociable manner. The only people he is even remotely skittish around are Chaos-aligned people; they give him the heebie-jeebies.

[*] [b]I Know Things[/b] [i]Knowledgeable --[/i] Duncas has read a lot of different books and journals on a lot of different subjects, and as a result has quite a bit of information stockpiled away in his little furry head. It might take him a moment to pull something out of his memory, but it's in there somewhere. His collection of knowledge is eclectic to say the least; it ranges from lunar phases for the year to how to craft a knife to the names of the dwarves who hired Bilbo Baggins as a 'thief'. He quotes the great classics (and more contemporary sources) almost as a force of habit.

[*] [b]Your Secrets Are Safe With Me[/b] [i]Curious --[/i] If there was ever a cat that proved the reputation felines have for being curious, it's Duncas. He is a nosy creature who wants to know everything, which is why he reads so much. Knowledge is power, especially if you know it about the right people and things. He will stick his little blue nose in everyone's business, just to see if there's anything worth mentally filing away. This cat likes to have his toe-beans in everyone's metaphorical pie. He probably knows more about literature and workings of a bookstore at this point than the owners of the bookstore do. Duncas is also good at keeping the information he learns to himself; not a cat to blab secrets all over town, he will sit on gleaned information until it's just the right time to spill the beans.
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[b]Cons:[/b]

[list][*] [b]Ooooh Shiny[/b] [i]Space Cadet --[/i] Duncas can be something of a scatterbrained cat. He acts space-y too much of the time, and can come off as a bit of a ditzy airy-fairy creature. He also has a tendency to forget what he was doing and hop on to something else mid-stream; he has various projects he is working on scattered all over his secret kitty workspace out back of the bookstore. Easily distracted by the new and shiny, he will flit from one thought to another without any warning.

[*] [b]Chatterbox[/b] [i]Talkative --[/i] Duncas is a talkative creature, sometimes to the point where he doesn't know when to shut up and be quiet. Given half a chance, he will talk your face off. He gets more talkative when he is nervous too, which is not a good thing at all. He will hop from one subject to another when talking, spouting whatever random tidbits of info surface from his memory. Duncas is a fount of information -- if you can get him to stop blathering and just [i]focus[/i].

[*] [b]What Does This Button Do?[/b] [i]Curious --[/i] Yes, this is a virtue AND a flaw! The adage "Curiosity killed the cat" absolutely applies to Duncas. As noted, he will stick his little blue nose into everything, sometimes places where he shouldn't be sticking it. This has caused him to come close to losing one of his nine lives on several occasions in the past. That doesn't stop him, though -- he is insatiably nosy and curious and unconcerned with his personal safety when it comes to learning things about stuff. Or people, for that matter -- he's not above spying on interesting people just to see what they're up to. [/list]

[align=center][b]General Appearance[/b][/align]

[b]Cat Type:[/b] [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebelung]Nebelung[/url]
[b]Coloration:[/b] Bluish-grey long fur, bright green eyes.
[b]Moon Color:[/b] Gold

[b]Accessories:[/b] Blue collar with little silver jingle bell attached

[b]How long has your cat been 'awake'?[/b] Within the past year, perhaps 8 months or so.

[b]Do your cat have any specialties?[/b] Research, certainly, as he is an avid reader and knows where everything in his bookstore is shelved; and people skills for sure, being a bookstore cat and constantly around people who want to pet him.

[b]What is your cat's style of guardianship?[/b] Best described as "team-building exercise guide" -- friendly, patient, doesn't fly off the handle when things go wrong -- he'll just calmly correct. Very enthusiastic and yay-team! Of course he'll run astrology charts on all his charges...

[b]What is your cat's preferred communication style?[/b] Video chat -- so he can see their faces! In-person, of course, is best of all!

[b]Does your cat "belong" to a specific senshi?[/b] Not yet!