[ Continued from here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/777815077/ ] Overall, Buttercupkit’s teamwork skills are a bit ambiguous. Buttercupkit currently hasn’t needed stress management skills very much, so he hasn’t developed them. However, he likely would eventually during his apprentice training, and his optimism would aid him in this. Leadership abilities are the trait in this list that stands out to me as something that Buttercupkit definitely doesn’t have. He is anything but a leader— only his passion could provide him with those abilities, and even his passion is rarely expressed due to his submissiveness and lack of confidence. He bends to the will of others, is reluctant to ask others to do a task, and would become extremely nervous about the thought of making decisions for a large amount of cats. He is a follower, and can’t imagine himself as someone fit to lead. Fortunately, there aren’t many medicine cats, and he would be the youngest for a while— so being a follower wouldn’t be as much of a problem. If he ever did become the oldest medicine cat, or the one who seems to have the most authority, he may find it easier to adjust to leading them/making decisions for them than he would if there were a large amount to lead. The adjustment would be gradual and uncertain, but in time, I think he could learn to gain more confidence in his ability as a medicine cat, and therefore would become more apt to lead. Professionalism involves politeness, punctuality, proficiency, attentiveness, and being well presented. Buttercupkit has some of these traits, but not all. He is polite, often excessively so as he rushes to apologize about things that don’t actually matter, and as he tries his best to please. He is not proficient in herbs or such yet, but again, that’s the reason for apprenticeship. He is attentive, at least some of the time— he is especially focused on tiny details, such as those in the environment, and does his best to focus when being instructed. However, he is also easily distracted. If he accidentally kicks a particularly glittery rock, or if a cool sounding bird sings nearby, he might unintentionally start paying attention to that instead. Buttercupkit would do his best to be punctual, but his forgetfulness may lead to him being late for things— which he would apologize for profoundly after. He may sometimes be well presented, and would try to be in some ways— but eventually he may start storing little interesting things he finds in his fur, and having random assortments of things in his mane of fluff may impair his ability to present well. [ Things were starting to get repetitive, so I decided to stop researching here. Hopefully this is enough to have a good understanding of how good traits of doctors in the real world can correspond to traits that Buttercupkit might have or need as a medicine cat :D ] ────〖Personality Impacts〗──── In this section, I will go over each trait in Buttercupkit’s personality description and will analyze how it may affect him if he takes the role of a medicine cat/medicine cat apprentice. In addition to this, I will explain why certain traits may lead to his desire to become a medicine cat. Note: It may be helpful to read Buttercupkit’s personality description for further context on these traits. The description project can be found here. 〈Patient〉Patience will likely serve Buttercupkit well if he becomes a medicine cat. The role of a medicine cat can involve many things that require waiting, whether it’s waiting for an injury to heal that is taking longer than usual, or simple things such as waiting for herbs to grow back in the spring. He’d also be likely to be more patient when patients try to leave the medicine den before they’re ready, and would take as long as he had to to convince them to stay. He would also likely be more patient for searching for herbs if they ever happen to be unorganized— unless they’re needed immediately because a cat’s in danger, he’d be rather calm about it, quietly searching through herb by herb. 〈Empathetic〉Empathy, according to many of my sources, is an important trait of doctors— or in this case, medicine cats. Buttercupkit’s attempts to see things from another’s point of view would help him see what they need— not just physically, but emotionally— to recover. He would try to comfort patients when they are upset, their sadness often causing him to become slightly sad as he shares in a small portion of what they are feeling. He would overall do his best to make the medicine den as comfortable for them as he possibly could according to the specific preferences of individuals. 〈Perceptive〉Buttercupkit is perceptive, his focus on the tiny details, occasionally flicking back to the bigger picture. He tends to notice things that less perceptive cats might not— this is true with environmental things such as the >>
<< precise color of an herb, or the texture of a twig, but also with the emotions of those around him. In this way, he is insightful, and his insightfulness may prove to be even more useful than his perceptiveness. Buttercupkit could quickly pick up on twinges of pain by observing body language, or he might notice slight expression changes that could suggest discomfort. This would aid him greatly as a medicine cat, as he would more easily be able to tell what his patients need. Although his insightfulness would be very useful, his perceptiveness may also find some use in the role of a medicine cat. His perception could allow him to notice herbs hidden in the foliage of oases, and may make it easier for him to remember which herb is which— seeing the specific details that differ between herbs would help in identifying them. 〈Considerate〉Buttercupkit is very benevolent and considerate; he is kind, caring for the emotions of others, and careful to avoid inconveniences to others. If there is any way at all in which Buttercupkit can help another, he’ll very likely choose to do it, doing everything he can to please and bring happiness to those around him. This would mostly be a positive attribute as a medicine cat— willingness to help others is one trait that many of my sources said doctors should have, and his benevolence may help patients feel more comfortable with him providing that help. However, his desire not to inconvenience could be a fault. He may worry unnecessarily about asking for help from the other medicine cats, not wanting to bother them, and his attempting to please may lead to giving his patients something they want but might not be best in the long run. 〈Soft〉Buttercupkit is soft in that he is warm-hearted, gentle, affectionate, and sweet. His sympathy and kindness towards others has many of the same positive effects his being considerate does— he does everything he can to relieve the pain of others without causing them further harm. His sympathy, however, can prove to be a disadvantage for the same reason being considerate can— he may want to take away someone’s pain quickly, making it tempting to go with the easy, quickly effective route that ultimately makes the full healing process slower. His sweet, endearing thoughtfulness may lead Buttercupkit to bring little assortments of things he thinks his patients might like to cheer them up, keeping in mind simple things such as favorite colors. His general affectionateness may lead him to care even more closely for his patients, and he’d try to make circumstances as best for them as he could. 〈Content〉Buttercupkit focuses on small delights of life (aligning with his perceptive focuses), clinging to all the small pleasures he finds when life begins to get harder. There are certainly still times where he becomes sad or upset, but these small things that he latches onto helps him become content with his life despite whatever problems he might have. This contentedness may help him pass some of his small bits of happiness onto his patients, telling them of all the things they can still be appreciative of no matter how bad things get for them, and helping them to keep seeing that life is never completely full of misery. Even when all seems to be dark, Buttercupkit may be able to help them find that small speck of light, as tiny as a star glimmering against a dark night sky. 〈Optimistic〉As with many of the previously mentioned traits, optimism could be quite beneficial for Buttercupkit as a medicine cat. He believes that, whatever comes, everything will eventually work out in the end. This would help with some of the stress and uncertainty of attempting to save a life that may not be able to be saved— his optimism would prevent him from despairing or giving up. However, it could also lead to a slight emotional crisis when someone inevitably does die under his care, because that is irreversible— there is nothing he can do to fix it, and it won’t work out for the best after all (he would find it difficult to see a cat dying as something that could eventually work out for the best, though he might originally try to). His optimism may also have the same affect as his contentedness, helping him give hope to his patients. Therefore, his optimism is both a strength and a liability. 〈Emotional〉Buttercupkit is noticeably emotional. His face is quick to light up with excitement or joy, his eyes easily becoming tearful, and— less commonly— his fur bristling with anger. It’s not easy for Buttercupkit to hide his strong displays of emotion, and he doesn’t try to, seeing no point in doing so. This emotional tendency can sometimes be an advantage— his enthusiastic joy at a step to recovery could bring excitement or hope to his patients, his emotion transferring to them— but his anger, frustration, despair, or misery could just as easily transfer. [ Continued here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/778250084/ ]
