Galileo

Galileo is one of those people who always asks “why?” about anything and everything. She also is constantly determined to get answers, often to the point of driving people up the wall. Galileo is extremely methodical in her research methods. Every line of questioning is examined to the fullest extent, which while it gets results is exhausting for others to deal with.

Because of this, Galileo can be considered a workaholic. She is always searching for the answers to her latest question and rarely takes a break. In fact, Galileo has one of the worst self-care routines of anyone on the Golden Isles. It’s a miracle she’s still half functioning right now because of how little she takes care of herself.

Galileo is particularly out of touch with reality. She's often in her own head thinking about whatever research she's working on. This has the unfortunate effect of making her very clumsy - she forgets to look at her surroundings and that means she runs into all the things all the time.

Galileo is not great with words. She says very little, preferring to communicate in short sentences and grunts. This means that she hardly ever talks about her emotions with anyone. However, she is very good at listening to people. Although she's not the best at comfort, she does give people space to blow off steam.

To be fair, Galileo can be very affectionate in other ways. She is the kind of person who likes to give gifts that she makes, and she's very creative. When she's not involved in her own head, she's making things with her hands. So, those she loves get many gifts. She's also surprisingly cuddly, though most people don't get to see that at all.

Galileo was the product of a young rich woman’s rebellious nature meeting a very attractive auracorn. Galileo’s unexpected birth forced her mother to chill out a bit and focus on her child. A few years later, her mother found a partner, fell in love, got married, and had another child: Chandra.

Galileo did not get along particularly well with Chandra: Chandra got spoiled when Galileo was supposed to have all the responsibilities. So of course Galileo was jealous. She and Chandra would get into many an argument in their childhood.

The one thing the two of them could agree on, though, was that the weird sky/universe/whatever of the Golden Isles were really cool. Whenever the two were forced to make up, they’d do so by staring at the sky forever.

This love of the weird sky led Galileo to study the sky throughout college. During that time, she met Angelique, the love of her life. The two first bonded over a love of the sky, but soon discovered they had other things in common. So, they got married.

Nowadays, Galileo does research for Stardust University. She is also the professor for a small, niche class that studies the sky. It’s a very nice life, especially because she gets to live with her wife while doing so.