Benny Curtis

The Bartender

*"I can't thank you boys enough for helping me. Tell ya what, y'all get free drinks on the house.*"

> - Showing his gratitude to Kody "Krazy Jay" Hall and Dustin "Cheese" Whitefield for taking out the Jokerz Motorcycle Club.
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**Benjamin "Benny" Curtis** (Born September 1, 1961) is a minor character who appears in "**T*he Sypherz"***. Benny is older gentleman, who owns and serves as the bartender in his bar, The Yellow Jacket, alongside his wife. After many years of peaceful living in the small city of Oroville, Benny eventually found himself in trouble when, notorious biker outlaw, Kenny "Psycho K" Barnes, and his rowdy club started running rampant in Oroville. Fearing for his life, Benny enlisted the help of regular customer, and former cop, Craig Andrews. Craig tried reasoning with Barnes, but to no avail. Soon enough Kody Hall, and Dustin Whitefield and their upcoming faction, would come to Benny's aid. After month's of back and forth and much bloodshed, Barnes and his club were no more and Benny and Oroville were finally free from chaos. After Barnes' demise, Benny went back to a life of peace and bar-tending with wife, before eventually retiring a few years later.

## Background

### Early Life

Benjamin Curtis was born on September 1, 1961. According to the man himself, Benny grew in up the youngest out of 5 siblings, in the small city of Oroville. His father worked as a bartender, inside the family bar. While his mother worked in retail.

### Adolescence

As he grew into a young man, Benny eventually meet a local girl, Lynette Waters, and soon feel in love with her. They grew together, and planned to spend the rest of their lives together.

### The Yellow Jacket

Benny and Lynette got married in 1990, and spent the year's that followed in peace, working together washing Windows in Benny's father's bar. Everything was going well, until Benny's aging father fell extremely ill. Knowing his days were numbered, Benny's father decided to the fate of the family business in his youngest son's hands.

### Years Later

In the years that followed, Benny dedicated the rest of his life to his father, vowing to make sure that he kept the family bar afloat. Many employee's came and went, but Benny kept faith, working inside the bar, and holding multiple other jobs at the same time. Lynette stayed loyal, and stayed by Benny's side.

## Overview

### Personality

Most of the time Benny has warm and friendly demeanor. He often tries to find good in even the worst kind of people. He has a fatherly nature about him, never afraid to give out some advice to those that need it. Despite the hatred in the most rural part's of Oroville, Benny is noted as one of the few who is open to all creeds, never showing signs of any kind of prejudice.

### Relationships with Other Characters

Kody "Krazy Jay" Hall

- Benny first became familiar with the younger man, from his frequent visit's to his bar. Despite his unpredictable nature, Benny enjoy's having Kody around and grateful for his company. Benny also feels sympathetic towards Kody, after finding out about the latter's troubled past, when he and Kody shared life stories over a few drinks. After Kody and Dustin take care of Psycho K and his biker club, Benny is grateful towards Kody, claiming to be forever in his debt.

Craig "Chubbs" Andrews

- With the two of them being older in age, the two men share a mutual bond, often cracking jokes between themselves and sharing old stories. Sometimes, if things are in good order, Benny even gives Craig drinks on the house. He admires Craig's no-nonsense personality, and is thankful for the veteran's sacrifices.

Ke'shawn "Kreed" Roberston

- Despite being his boss, Benny sees Kreed as more of a son, rather than an employee. He is grateful for the young man's loyalty and even more so, when he joined forces with Kody and company, to take down Psycho K.

Dustin "Cheese" Whitefield

 - Benny doesn't know much about him, aside from the fact that he is friends with Kody. In their first meeting, Benny poked fun at the fact that Dustin is a vegan, by bringing him a giant greasy burger as a joke. After Dustin helped take down Psycho K, Benny grew a new found respect for him, thanking him for his courageous efforts.

The Sypherz

- While Benny doesn't like the idea of a group, of rag-tag individuals running around with guns and drugs, Benny is glad they decided to help restore a fraction of peace to Oroville. He hopes that the group continues to use their skills for good, and not become just another power hungry streetgang on the loose.

### Appearance

Benny is an older man, noted in both appearance and clothing. His hair is balding, and almost completely grey. When working, He often seen wearing his dirty work apron, that he never changes.

## Quotes

"*Come on now Craig, you and I both know your old ass ain't taking on Kenny all by yourself*."

> - Warning Craig to stay away from the The Jokerz MC.
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"*Ain't you a vegan or something? You don't know nothing about being a real man, kid.*"

> - Taunting Dustin, when he is being questioned by him.
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"*All we got to eat up in here, is pig ass, bull dick, and monkey nuts.*"

> - Stating the wide variety of cuisine that *The Yellow Jacket* has to offer.
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"*Don't do nothing risky kid. I know how violent you can get."*

> - Telling Kody, to not do anything that might anger the The Jokerz.
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