[some brief little stories about jubi are inside the project!] ... || your preferred nickname ---> ryn || all past gens cats (if any) ---> maggotkit [] mossclan [] alive, will off if i'm accepted! || kit you're applying for ---> jubilantkit || background information about you as a roleplayer and as a scratcher ---> i've been roleplaying for about five years now, and had my 6th scratchiversary this april! i take a lot of passion in crafting my characters and i love them very much <3 || codephrase ---> jubilant collects things that remind them of their family. kelp reminds him of dolor's green eyes. red shells call to her mind paradise's russet fur. sea stars represent sonorous's diamond markings. barnacles resemble lupine's ringed spots. butterfly wings are for monarch's beautiful patterns. || planned info/sexuality/pronouns ---> he/they/she/any, agender, pansexual || research ---> vitiligo is hypothesised to be an auto-immune disease, as in a study, organisms with vitiligo were shown to have high counts of antibodies against pigmented cells that are non existent in organisms without vitiligo. however, the exact cause of vitiligo is not known. vitiligo is hereditary, in a study about 30% of vitiligo cases were genetic. overall, treatment is uncommon as vitiligo itself does not harm the body. due to the lack of melanin, there is an increased likely hood of sunburn, but that isn't really relevant to cats as they have fur. the extent of sunburn would only affect his ears, nose and/or paw pads, as although his vitiligo would cause skin sensitivity to light, he is pretty fluffy and those are the only places where there isn't enough fur to adequately cover his skin. however, if he potentially was injured in a fight and got a section of fur clawed out in one of his vitiligo patches, he'd need a kelp wrap over the area to prevent sunburn. ---> resources: [pubmed article on skin conditions in cats and dogs] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6639964/ [the dodo article about a cat with vitiligo, including pictures for reference] https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/rare-cat-changes-colors-elli-vitiligo [another pub med article about vitiligo in animals, also has pictures for reference] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31324191/ [cleveland clinic article about types of vitiligo, symptoms + treatment] https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12419-vitiligo || personality ---> genuine [+ always means what they say] ---> optimistic [+ never believes in the worst outcome] ---> reliable [+ if she says they'll be there for you, she is] ---> sensitive [= hurt easily, but picks up on others pain] ---> trustworthy [= keeps a secret, even if it's dangerous] ---> possessive [= keeps friends close, maybe too close] ---> critical [- quick to point out his and others' mistakes] ---> shy [- hard for them to get close to others] ---> unconfident [- she doubts everything they do] || why should you get this kit? ---> i should get this kit as i have a good background in roleplaying, and i'm really passionate about building stories for my characters that last their whole life! i'm also committed to drawing multiple refs to show how his vitiligo progresses over time :3 || why do you want this kit? ---> i want this kit because i'm interested in exploring the grief of a cat as she slowly loses their resemblance to their mother as he ages and her vitiligo progresses. || extra/other ---> i'd love to do some jrps to develop their character a bit more! i am planning on making some art but i don't have access to my drawing tablet currently :0 || questions? ---> not yet! :]
