Ben

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“What? You’ve never seen a ghost before?”
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Information
====Background==== 
*Name: Benjamin Pincus
*Creator: Robyn 
*Element: Fire
*Animal: Text
*Color: Blue
*Playlist/Song: Roar - Katy Perry, Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
====Character==== 
*Age: 16 HY / 6 DY
*Hatchday: Unknown
*Status: Alive (currently)
*Gender/Pronouns: Transmasc (he/him)
*Orientation: 
*Occupation: None
*Tribe(s): Sand/Sea
*Goal: Survive
*Nicknames: Ben, Island Boy, Wild Child, Benny
*Residence: Mantah Corp. Island (currently), Isla Nublar (formerly)
*Relatives: Unnamed Mother
*Ship(s): Benrius (Ben x Darius; Canon)
Coding by Cas
=== Introduction===
Ben is a transmasculine, gay, Sand/Sea hybrid who is a main character in Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. He is currently in a relationship with Darius, and is one of the “Nublar Six”. He has raised two dinosaurs named Bumpy and Firecracker.
=== Appearance===
====Physical ====
If Ben wanted to appear muddy, he did just that. Since his fall, the young dragon has been consistently dirty, with muck splattered up all four limbs and freckling his face. He uses it as natural camouflage when hunting or when alone in the jungle. Besides his constant messy appearance, Ben is rather tall, and lanky. He has sharp, pointed horns and some small rigid scales on his wings. He has bioluminescent markings coating his body, though some are unusable. He has a thick tail and a sail that extends down his back from his head. He has SeaWing webbing between his talons, and on his chest. 
====Coloration====
Ben is dominantly light blue shades, he has a tanner skin-shade for his underbelly, and medium brown for his sail. His horns are a darker brown, while his bioluminescent markings are pure white. The multiple scars lacing his body from the fall are pale pink, but while soon fade into a more scale-like shade. His eyes are a light hazel, a mixture of gray-blue, gray-green, and gray itself. His eyes have a mind of their own, as Darius describes them. They change color based on the light, and can be stormy blue-gray or hopefully green. 
====Accessories====
During the events of [title pending]: Camp [title bending] he wore a dark blue bandana looped around his head, a remainder of the dark blue shirt he’d worn before the fall. He wears a gauntlet made of bark, tied together with twine and vines. He often wields a spear, a hand-made spear. It has a sharpened stone for its tip, and fabric wrapped around it for a comfortable grip. He has a Fanny pack strapped around his tail and he keeps loads of things insides. 
==== Scars ====
Ben has numerous, dozens, or small scars littering all four limbs. These were the result of his fall. Some of the cuts and scrapes extend onto his underbelly and chest. He is often covered in fresh bruises and barely healed injuries from his extensive and overworked lifestyle. 
====Inventory====
*Spear
*Gasoline (don’t ask)
*Hand sanitizer he worships hand sanitizer
* Food (Carob bars/carob juice, berries)
* Crayons (don’t ask)
=== Abilities===
====Abilities====
SeaWing Abilities: Ben has webbed talons, and enhanced tail strength. He can hold his breath longer than normal, but cannot breathe underwater, nor see in the dark. Ben’s inability to see in the dark automatically makes him more anxious at night. 
SandWing Abilities: Ben can breathe fire, though before his fall, he rarely did. After the experience, he began to grow more comfortable with using his fire, allowing him his enjoyment of explosions. He also has heat resistance, allowing him to adapt and be more accepting of the muggy Jungle envoirment. His scales radiate and expel warmth like a SandWing as well, making him a portable heater for the other attendees of the camp. 
====Weaknesses====
Thunderstorms: Ben has always harbored a deep dislike of thunderstorms, as they cause him extreme anxiety, even though he seems to have overcome the fear after the fall. He can still be seen wincing and seeking comfort during a thunderstorm, even after leaving the island. 
The Dark: As I mentioned before, Ben’s inability to see in the dark left him with a lasting fear of what could be in the dark, watching and waiting. This fear grew much more severe after his experiences on the islands, leading to his hatred of being alone in the darkness. He often seeks comfort in his closest companions (Yaz and Darius) when it’s dark, especially if they don’t have shelter. Ben can also be seen staying up late for watch.
Anxiety: Since he was young, Ben had been ailed by intense anxiety, whether social or just plain overthinking. His anxiety was much worse before he had his fall experience, because the fall helped him come out of his shell. Before the fall, he was tucked in on himself, rarely moving unless the group had to migrate. He constantly had talons clasped over his ears and fear in his eyes.
Motion Sickness: Whether in a boat or in a car, Ben is often plagued with nausea. He has a rather weak stomach and often throws up due to this, making travel in cars or on boats unbearable for him.
===Personality===
====Personality====
(Pre-Fall) 
*Cowardly
*Quiet
*Shy
*Reserved
*Scared
* Fearful
*Anxious
(Post-Fall)
*Confident
*Sarcastic
*Powerful
*Brave
*Self Sacrificing
*Loyal
*Protective
*Defensive
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|-|Likes=
*Explosions
*Pyrotechnics
*Fire
*The camp fam
*Bumpy
*Firecracker
*Affection 
*His spear
*Berries
*Fireworks
|-|Dislikes=
*Heights
*Trains
*Pteranodons
*Kenji’s dad
*Darius blaming himself for letting Ben fall
*Being called “jungle boy”
*Being isolated forcefully
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====Playlist====
===Relationships===
====Brooklynn====
Brooklynn and Ben care about each other, but aren’t the closest of the camp fam. Ben made a snarky remark to Brooklynn that Yaz nudged him for. He justifies this by being stressed over Darius’s absence. Brooklynn and Ben don’t share any monumental moments, though Brooklynn harbored some jealousy due to Ben’s clingyness to Kenji when they first met. 
“He couldn’t find a pink one?” -Ben to Brooklynn 
”He knows my favorite color is yellow…” -Brooklynn to Ben 
====Bumpy====
Bumpy and Ben bonded when Bumpy first hatched, and Ben became her father figure. Bumpy helped Ben get through his isolation when he fell, and the two have been best friends ever since. Ben left Bumpy on Isla Nublar, but they were soon reunited on Mantah Corp. island.
“How do you like her asymmetry now?!” -Ben about Bumpy’s horns to Dr. Wu
====Darius====
Boyfriends!! Darius and Ben are the closest of the camp fam, and have literally glued themselves together. Ben often seeks out Darius for comfort, and they grew closer after Ben’s return from the fall. Darius literally almost melted with joy when he heard Ben’s voice over the loudspeaker. Darius and Ben can often be seen clinging to each other, or Ben dragging Darius out of precarious situations.
“We make quite a pair, don’t we? Dino-nerd and Island Boy.” -Darius to Ben
“Excuse me, ‘island man’.” -Ben to Darius 
====Daniel====
Ben despises Daniel for all the right reasons. He was the reason Bumpy and Firecracker were chipped, and he hates Daniel for his negligence of Kenji. 
====Dave ====
Ben is mutual with his feelings for Dave. He still believes Dave and Roxie abandoned them, even though they returned to search for the group. 
====Firecracker====
Ben was hesitant to name Firecracker due to the desire to not get attached to the young dinosaur. Though, he did end up naming her and the two bonded closely, Ben and Darius representing parenting figures to her.
“You’re just a little firecracker, aren’t you?” -Ben to Firecracker 
==== Kenji====
Probably one of the dragons he’s closest too. Ben won’t deny having a bit of a crush on Kenji when they first met, and he dealt with that by latching onto Kenji’s attention. The two care for each other deeply and Kenji had one of the stronger reactions to Ben returning. Kenji also proudly wore Ben’s Fanny pack in Ben’s absence. 
“If by ‘worst’ you mean safest, then yes, yes I am.” -Ben to Kenji about driving 
====Mother====
Ben’s mother isn’t featured much, but he does love her, and it is revealed that she works for the park owners. 
“My mom works for Mr. Masarani. She got me into the camp. Said it would be a great way for me to "face my fears." It's been a nightmare. I'm sick of being scared all the time.” -Ben about his mom 
====Sammy====
Sammy and Ben get along, and Ben was one of the few who didn’t ignore Sammy when they found out she was a spy. Sammy was very protective over Ben and broke down sobbing when he fell. 
“I won’t believe it!” -Sammy about Ben after he fell 
====Yasmina====
Platonic siblings!! Yaz is probably the only other camp member Ben has connected very deeply with. The two love each other as siblings, and come to each other for advice. Ben helped Yaz and Sammy get together.
“Ben, would you please put down that overgrown turtle and pick up your paddle.” -Yaz to Ben about Bumpy
====Roxie====
He still believes Roxie and Dave abandoned the group.
===History===
Ben was brought into the Camp by his mother, who wanted him to face his fears. During his stay at this camp, he bonded closely with the other campers, who accepted him despite his obsessive cleaning tendencies. Ben would’ve rather stayed back and done what he was told rather than sneak out like the rest of the campers, though he goes with them anyway. Ben is the first on the zipline when the Indominus Rex attacks it, and sustains minor injuries when it falls. Ben becomes discouraged when they return to the camp to find their living quarters in ruins, and he says ‘we’re dead’. Ben watched the hatching of his future companion, Bumpy as well. 
Ben sticks close to Bumpy and begs the other campers to let him bring her, but they argue she’d be too slow. Ben and others witness the death of many people, until the fateful day. Finding out that the only way off the island was the ferry, which was departing soon. The only fast enough way there for all of them was the monorail, which they boarded after narrowly escaping the Carnotaurus. Ben brought Bumpy along with them, and once pterosaurs began attacking the train (due to the lights) Ben braves the swarm to turn off all the lights. Darius begs Ben to come back, but Ben doesn’t, and he succeeds. 
Ben was seen opening the train car door, and pacing proudly towards his companions, when a pterosaur shattered the monorail’s glass window, latched its talons around his middle and yanked him out. Darius was the first to grab him, and grabbed his wrist tightly to prevent him from being carried off. The pterosaur released Ben and he fell, but Darius caught him again. Darius struggled to hold him up, but finally lost his hold. Ben fell, down into the jungle below. He landed on the ground and was knocked out for several hours. After the others had leapt out of the monorail, Kenji dropped Bumpy, and Bumpy found her way back to Ben. The two survived in the jungle for weeks, months maybe. Ben gained a savage confidence when warding off the compies surrounding his camp, and he decided that he would finally brave the carnotaurus and escape. 
He left and faced the dinosaurs, nearly getting killed if not for Bumpy (now full grown) stepping in and saving him. Once they were able to defeat Toro (the carnotaurus), the two moved on. Ben later appears and save Kenji and Brooklynn from Hap by knocking him out. Ben sticks with Kenji and Brooklynn and is led into the tunnels, where they search for a way to contact Ben and Sammy, picking up Yaz on the way. Ben and the others spy Sammy and Darius on the security cameras, and after Mitch and Tiff are defeated, they reunite. Darius grabs Ben in a hug and refuses to let go, and Ben replies that he missed the group and didn’t blame Darius for the fall. 
More to come when I have the motivation lol
===Gallery===
Ben (Post-Fall).png|Ben post-fall, Base Bell, Fill: Zephyr
Ben (human; pre fall).webp|Human Ben, pre-fall (from the actual show)
Ben (Human; Post-Fall).webp|Human Ben, post-fall (from the actual show)
Ben (Pre-Fall).png|Ben pre-fall, Base Revek, fill: Cas
===Trivia===
*Has germophobia, acrophobia, basophobia, pterosaurphobia, nyctophobia, astraphobia, emetophobia, and other various obscure fears
*Bathes in hand sanitizer fr
*Never learned to fly properly before his fall, which is why he fell. He was too scared of heights to ever really learned, and preferred to walk everywhere. He still harbors some of this fear, and will choose walking over flying.
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