When his birthday comes around, the Captain goes through a seasonal depression of sorts. Becoming very reserved and gloomy for around two weeks until his birthday passes. During this time he also barely eats or sleeps. Taking to spending his nights up restless looking at photos, and being too home sick and queasy to eat anything. Because of his naturally protective nature, the lack of food and sleep thankfully does not make him cranky, it just makes him.. feel sadder. None of the Octonauts other than Kwazii know what’s really going on and why he acts like this every year..

Throughout his entire life, every, single, birthday, without fail, has been spent with his twin sister Bianca. His very first birthday on the octopod was also the first ever birthday he spent away from his twin, and it hurt.. a lot. Every year when it comes around he just feels horrible. He misses home, he misses his sister, and he feels like a jerk for abandoning her. Every year its the same thing.. just a kick to the stomach, reminding him that he isn’t truly home without his sister by his side.

He has a photo album full of his childhood growing up in the Arctic with his sister, including a photo of every single birthday he has ever spent with her. Every year he looks through the book and glosses over every single photo, crying as he reminisces on the good old days with his sister. Now, don’t get him wrong, choosing to become an Octonaut was the best choice he ever made, and if he could go back he wouldn’t change a thing.. but he does wish he would’ve spent more time with Bianca while he had the chance.

The photo album is only half full, the last picture being of the two of them side by side with Barnacles wearing his spiffy new Captains uniform..

The day he left the Arctic.