rotating concepts for pooltoy slugcat character/sona around in my head
they definitely have more crittery type behaviors, stuff like the way a cat will sit near you and look at you but not want interaction, or stare at you from a distance extremely intently
they're kinda skittish, and easily startled so they will just run off if they feel threatened
they can and will hold conversations but also they are equally likely to respond with just. strange noises and chitters and such instead
they can be a bit of a nuisance just to get reactions out of people cuz they think it's funny (but they also act like they're completely innocent when people get upset)
they're an incredibly good swimmer but like. only on the surface of course. pooltoys aren't very good at diving. in that vein they also have handles - maybe on their lower back, like right at the base of their tail? still deciding that. belly and thigh nozzles tho for sure
also they're around a meter tall when standing on hind legs because i think scugs can and should be larger than you would expect
also I'm like envisioning them as their own character much more than as a Kayde form. thinking that their patterns are akin to this one nudibranch I found - a light bluish-purple with an off white belly and chest, and two dark blue lines running down their back that converge near the tail tip... plus a blue line on the top of their head and their ears tipped with that blue too. also white nozzles and handles as per typical pooltoy styles
also rough idea for color palette.... the purply color on their back, off white for tummy and chest and underside of tail and underneath the chin, dark blue for those stripeys, and the teal would be the eye color
and the handles and nozzles would just be a more pure white, just kinda standard for what you see in pooltoy art n such