PLAYER: Philip Bennet	CHARACTER: Buddy BamBam
PRONOUNS: he/him AGE: 28 ORIENTATION: asexual/homoromantic LOCATION: washington state, U.S. OCCUPATION: middle school language arts teacher	GENDER: <M> AGE: Adult ENABLE PKMN SPEECH? No PAIN THRESHOLD: Reduced TRAINER CLASS: Swimmer

OUT OF THE GAME Philip is an aspiring writer, always has been since his childhood. He has always had a passion for creating bizarre worlds full of manic characters, mirrored visages of his soft-spoken personality. While his prose skills gained him recognition in school, he has had a very hard time applying it in a professional sense. For the past five years he has tried to get a book published, but his outlandish plots are hard to sell so the effort has been uphill for sure. Nevertheless, Philip has sought to apply his knowledge by sharing it with the younger generations. He is a rather beloved middle school teacher, admired for his patience and encouraging demeanor. His students appreciate his laid-back teaching style focused on creative endeavors, while his fellow teachers appreciate his good manners and kind heart. Despite his success as an educator however, Philip feels unfulfilled. You will never see him outwardly complain, but being unable to fulfill his dream of being published has left him frustrated and depressed. To help cope with his immense disappointment toward life, he has taken to occasionally playing video games to let off some steam. His current venture being the popular new vr game Unovr.

INSIDE THE GAME Unovr has allowed Philip to truly let loose. He has allowed his inner eccentric shine, taking on the persona of a mischievous clown named Buddy BamBam. Buddy is a scamp through and through, a loud and wacky sort whose only interest is entertaining himself. Usually this means being an obnoxious bother to other players. Are you having an engaging and personal conversation? Look out, here comes Buddy to butt-in. Are you creating a piece of public artwork with your friends? Buddy shall make his own contribution, a mess of scribbles to give your piece a more abstract flair. Doing some in-game roleplay? Buddy shall invite himself to make you feel foolish for daring to express yourself. Having some--ahem--private time with a significant other? Better make your you guys are well hidden, lest Buddy appear and ruin the mood. Philip uses Buddy as an opportunity to take out his frustrations with life. This is a game after all, and if he wants to have fun by being an absolute pest where is the harm? Of course, his shenanigans are starting to give him a foul reputation. Perhaps it is time to make some allies--and you know, actually play the game.

FACE CLAIMS Cale Henituse from Trash of the Count's Family Kefka Palazzo from Final Fantasy VI

STARTER PKMN Do you want to receive your starter in-character at the Starter Lab? NO, I'LL JUMP STRAIGHT INTO RP!