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 the or a  is alive.

It also reduces the morale loss from panic attacks happening in the same room as you do, which may be useful in case of a raid, or paired with.

Finally, it grants +2 max, which may be once again be appealing against , if a lot of people die, or if morale sources are sparse (or you're the only source, e.g., )

However, since a mere 1 is pretty cheap to come by (easily gained by spending a cycle with a  or eating a banana), panic attacks remain rare, and you should avoid sulking your, this effect can be considered weak in all but the most "hopeless" morale situations and  attacks.

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;  should focus on  duties, and  already benefits from a morale loss reduction with. Thus so, this skill should very rarely be chosen, as the bonus of this skill is simply too small to to justify picking over your other skills.