The Optimist

Being  helps you to not despair during the apocalypse.

Having this skill reduces the daily morale loss by 1. Effectively, that means you do not become depressed just from the passage of time as long as is alive.

However, since a mere 1 is pretty cheap to come by (easily gained by spending a cycle with a or eating a banana), this effect can be considered very weak in all but the most "hopeless" morale situations.
 * In comparison: 's skill gives this effect to the entire crew.

All characters who have access to this skill have much better alternative skills ( even has access to, meaning he can serve as a morale source and claim morale-giving fruits for himself). Thus so, this skill should never be chosen, as the bonus of this skill is simply too small to to justify picking over your other skills.