| Introduction | I’m Skyfox37, also known as Skye (she/her), a high school sophomore with a love for art, animation, and writing, and welcome to my application for Saltkit of the Lepidoptera family! | Previous Experience | I have been in TRCRP before, but it was only for a few months due to stuff that came up irl. My only previous character was a Thunderclan cat named Apricityprance. As my first character here there were a few things wrong with her, but I have improved since the year ago when I had her. I haven’t been in roleplays as of late, but some of the ones that I’ve been in are Generations (Sunnyskies), Where Flowers Bloom/WFB (Cinnamonpaw), Royalty in King Firestar’s Court/RKFC (Blazedash), Dawn to Dusk Acadamy/DTD (Chai), and Treeclan and Grassclan/T&G (Mosspelt). In all, I’ve been roleplaying for around 7 years now, though the last two years being the ones where I began to put real effort behind it. I’ve also done occasional roleplays off-site, like in wcue on roblox. | Activity | With 1 being only on scratch maybe once every couple of weeks or so for a few minutes and 10 being on almost all day every day, I would call myself a 7.5/10. All of my schoolwork is completely online and on my computer, so it’s easy for me to see my messages and reply back to anything, though school is still my priority during this so keep that in mind. Evenings can be a little more inactive for me as I have dance classes a lot of nights, as well as some weekends due to just regular human life and things, but it shouldn’t pose much of a problem. Once I get more into my regular school schedule I might update this depending on how much time I find I have, but this should be how it will be. | Final Gender and Pronouns | Saltkit will likely end up staying female (she/her, but also doesn’t mind they/them) and be demisexual heteroromantic. | Personality | (+) Organized, Protective, Hardworking, Logical, Meticulous, Loyal, Outgoing, Observant (=) Stubborn, Determined, Maternal, Ambiverted, Arrogant (-) Perfectionistic, Obsessive, Bossy, Boastful, Inconsiderate, Overcritical, Judgemental, Quick-tempered Detailed Personality: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/708106/?page=1#post-7483398 MBTI - ESTJ-A | The Executive Enneagram - 1w2 | The Reformer/Lawyer Dnd Alignment - Lawful Neutral | Why Do I Want This Kit? | I’ve been wanting to rejoin TFCRP recently so I’ve been looking at litters to join and the designs in this one caught my eye! But why specifically Saltkit? Well, at first look, I was adored with the looks of both Saltkit and Gizzledkit and couldn’t decide which to apply for, but the fluffy fur and beautiful orangey-yellow colors of Sal drew me to her, as well as some other things. Before I found this I was thinking about having a character that was deaf and how they would communicate, so the fact of Saltkit being hard of hearing intrigued me for how I could play that out. This school year I’m going to take a sign language class, so I got the idea of using some of the things I learn with Saltkit if I got her. However this is just an idea, and only if I made her hearing loss progress with age. And finally, one of the biggest reasons I’m applying for her is the family. Getting a kit in a roleplay allows you to start out with other people as your siblings and parent/s, as well as have connections to others like aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. This is something I haven’t really had before as I’ve never joined the clans as a kit in a litter, but that’s why I’m applying.
| Research Links | - Hard of Hearing - Being hard of hearing, also called partial deafness, is when someone can’t hear sounds below a certain decibel level, making them hearing impaired. It normally happens because of sickness or injury later in a cat's life, but it can also be congenital, meaning that it is from birth. This is what happened in Saltkit’s case. This disability can make it so people have a hard time hearing others, especially if they are far away or talking quietly. Because Saltkit has this, she would have a harder time hunting and doing stuff like that in the wild. But in exchange for her use of sound, she would have heightened other senses, like eyesight. She would be able to spot smell and spot creatures from far away as well as sense and feel vibrations around her to find small prey that she wouldn’t be able to hear. However, there are a few other ways her life would be impacted. She would likely have mild to moderate hearing loss, meaning she can’t hear sounds under 41 decibels. Some examples of stuff are birds outside, leaves rustling, and anyone whispering or talking in a quiet tone. She would be able to talk to others, but it could be hard at times if the cat she’s talking to speaks in a way that’s hard for her to understand and hear. But overall, while this disability would impact her, she would be able to adapt and overcome it, especially since she was born with it and it’s just everyday life to her. (Links: https://www.washington.edu/doit/deaf-or-hard-hearing https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK390300/#:~:text=Mild%20hearing%20loss%3A%20Hearing%20loss,of%20more%20than%2081%20decibels. https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/living-with-a-deaf-cat https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/deafness ) | Trivia and Other | Possible nicknames: Sal, Moth (or some variation, like Little Moth (said by family most likely)), Tirus, Altena (the last two were just created by some nickname generator and kind of sounded cool, probably wouldn't be used irp) Random Fun Facts: Saltkit's favorite food is lizards, I will not elaborate. Sal likes everything to be organized and prefers patterns and well-thought-out plans to randomness. During her kithood, I might ask the admins if she can escape camp so she can get a little taste of adventure and rule-breaking, probably because she got frustrated with the cats in camp telling her she can't go outside As a little tidbit of comparison to myself, Sal has a very flexible back. This is based on what my dance teachers and friends have said about me, that I "have no spine", as how much I can bend my back apparently isn't normal lol. Sal could be described as a workaholic, especially as she grows older and becomes a warrior. Sal is also an early bird, getting up before most cats. "The early bird gets the worm, but the earlier cat gets both." She will maintain the same personality throughout her life, though slightly changing from how old she is (ex. when she is a kit she is more childish, when she grows older she is more mature) Saltkit does not have actual moth wings and antennae of course. But as it is the creature she was based on, it felt fitting to draw the thumbnail with such. | Credits | Litter -- @-BrokenMelody- Design -- @_-Flora_Night-_ Thumbnail/art -- @Skyfox37 Song -- Solar Waltz by Cosmo Sheldrake
