Squeamish

Squeamish is a duplicant trait describing a delicately disposed duplicant who cannot tend to the sick. Duplicants with the Squeamish trait are sensitive in temperament and are explicitly unable to perform caregiving duties. The trait is presented as a behavioral limitation: the duplicant’s disposition prevents them from taking on tasks that involve caring for ill or injured colony members.

In practical terms, a Squeamish duplicant will not be available to staff any roles or jobs that require tending to patients. This limitation applies broadly to activities centered on direct care of the sick, and it is an intrinsic characteristic of the duplicant rather than a temporary condition. The trait signals that such duplicants are unsuitable for assignments that involve medical attention, patient transport related to medical care, or workplace roles that regularly involve tending to ill duplicants.

• Avoid assigning Squeamish duplicants to caregiving roles or medical stations where patient interaction is a regular responsibility.
• Use Squeamish duplicants for non-medical duties such as base maintenance, resource handling, research, construction, farming, or other work that does not involve tending to the ill.
• When planning colony staffing, ensure sufficient non-squeamish caregivers are available to cover medical needs so the presence of Squeamish duplicants does not reduce overall medical capacity.
• Consider role specialization: pair Squeamish duplicants with tasks that make the best use of their other skills while keeping them away from patient care to maintain efficiency and morale.

The description of the trait emphasizes temperament and sensitivity as the cause of the limitation. Colony managers should treat Squeamish as a permanent behavioral characteristic when distributing responsibilities. Squeamish duplicants are not characterized as defective in other ways by this trait alone; the trait only restricts caregiving duties. Managing their assignments thoughtfully allows the colony to benefit from their other abilities while ensuring medical needs are covered by duplicants who can tend the sick.