Bennett Burner

-Owner-Senior Driving Instructor

* Salieri's Bar

-Waiter-Janitor

* LS Meteor

-Contributor

* Walker Photography

-Intern

* Trey Baker (self-proclaimed)

-Janitor-Mess Maker

* The Wash

-Car Washer

Union Representative,Mold Expert

* Los Santos Waste Management (Butt Lovers)

Trash Collector

* Lovely Smooch Circus

AcrobatFire Jumper

* Werewolf Hunter (For One Day)

## Overview

Bennett Burner, or more known as just "Burner," is a citizen of Los Santos, San Andreas. Burner moved into the city on October 31st, 2021, on Halloween. Since then, Burner has become a somewhat recognizable individual due to his bright clothes and face tattoo.

## Appearance

Burner is can usually be seen about the city wearing some variation of bright orange clothing. The clothing he wears is usually orange, but usually mismatched pieces, such as a tank top with a scarf. Burner can also often be seen wearing his very short orange and white shorts. Besides clothes, Burner has bushy gray hair, gray eyes, and a bright red lipstick tattoo on the right side of his face. He can usually be seen driving an orange and purple vehicle.

## Personality

Burner's personality has been described as aloof and a bit chaotic. Burner has been known to show a mix of emotions and behaviors. He can be very dramatic sometimes over the smallest things. For example, many people forgot his birthday, so Burner created a holiday known as "Burner Day" where gifts are mandatory. He has somewhat of a big ego, which he sometimes shows when he is in charge of his driving school Burnin' Rubber or when he puts on his persona of "Problematic Uncle Burner" where he wears a turtle neck and holds a whiskey glass and walks around judging people. Besides this, for some reason people still deem Burner as a nice person.

## Relationships

* Bernadette Burner - Bernadette is Burner's only sister. From the time they were children, the two were extremely close. Because they grew up in the circus and were constantly on the move, Burner and Bernadette never got the chance to make long-term friends. The two only had each other most of the time and thus became extremely close. Eventually the two escaped their family's crime organization and stuck together into their early adulthood, continuing their lives on the run. The two saw each other as best friends and all they needed in their lives for a long time. Eventually, Bernadette broke the siblings' promise to each other and fell to crime, viewing it as inevitable and necessary. Burner felt betrayed and left his sister. He left her without a trace and began his trip to Los Santos to seek out a new life and new friends.
* Ellie Lawson - Ellie is the first person Burner met when he arrived in Los Santos. With Ellie also being new to the city, the two had something in common and began seeing the new city together. Burner and Ellie quickly became close friends, and even became roommates. Over time, many rumors began to spread around the city that Burner and Ellie were in a romantic relationship, to which they both always respond with "it's complicated." While the two have never officially gone on a date or declared anything romantic, they acknowledge that something is at least there. Nonetheless, the they both remain best friends and roommates to this day. Burner sees Ellie as the person he trusts most in the city. Burner sees Ellie as his closest friend, knowing she will always have his back when he needs it.
* Bonnie Riid - Burner met both Bonnie Riid and Jim Elliot on his first day in the city while working a trash route for Los Santos Waste Management (Butt Lovers). Bonnie quickly approached him and invited Burner into the Union that she and Crash Goldman had founded. From there, Burner and Bonnie have had a complicated and rocky story with many twists and turns. When they first met, they quickly became friends and even almost sexual partners. On Halloween night, the they met a masked vigilante named Bull Man. Both Burner and Bonnie were swept off their feet by the hero, and made a deal that they would both pursue him. This eventually turned into a conflict of jealousy and the deal was cut off. The two remained friends in the Union until Burner became affiliated with the War Dogs. Bonnie, having a personal problem and history with crime, felt betrayed by Burner and his secret affiliation with a gang. From there, their friendship was never the same and became mostly distant to this day, especially when Burner departed from the Union in February of 2022.
* Crash Goldman - Shortly after Burner was brought into the Union by Bonnie Riid, Burner was introduced to Crash, another Union Representative. The two first hit it off by acknowledging their names make "Crash and Burn" and became friends from there. The friendship between Burner and Crash was always very different from the one he shared with Bonnie. Burner always felt like he could tell Crash more without judgement due to Crash's casual view on crime and chaos. The two worked as close friends and colleagues in the Union and eventually fellow gang members when Crash joined the War Dogs a month after Burner. This caused tension in the Union, with Burner, Crash, and Bonnie being somewhat at odds. They continued to be friends outside of the Union for a little over a month until one day when Crash contracted rabies from a raccoon bite. In his deranged state, Crash nearly harmed Burner while driving a rogue garbage truck. Because of Burner's naivety, when he overheard jokes from Jacob Walker about Crash potentially being a werewolf, Burner took it seriously in his paranoia and sought out to stop it. Burner took his close friend Crash up north and attempted to execute him, believing him to have incurable rabies. Crash survived the shot to the head and vowed revenge, deeming Burner to be "Betrayal Burner." Burner has always seen Crash as one of his most trusted friends and is heartbroken by his own actions against him.
* Jacob Walker - Before they first met, Burner was actually a target for the leader of the War Dogs when Jacob believed Burner to have an agenda against the gang. Burner, having a fear of gangs, very much had a fear of Jacob Walker as well. They both eventually properly met when Burner and Bonnie came to the War Dogs's turf to clean on a BLUW job. The false rumors were cleared up, and from there the two began to become friends and allies. Soon after, Jacob invited Burner into the gang to server as their Consigliere. Besides from being just gang members, the two became outside friends as well. Jacob Walker is a person that Burner feels he an always come to for advice on anything and will always receive an honest answer.
* Cosmo Wallace -
* Irene Walker - For a long time, Burner only knew Irene as "that girl on Instagram that takes pictures of chickens." When they finally met, Burner took a liking to Irene in the same way he did with Sean. He has always admired her sense of playfulness and humor. Besides being fellow gang members, the two have had some outlandish shenanigans together such as the time when Burner convinced Irene to put on her Mr. Worldwide persona and perform in front of city hall. Burner sees Irene has a good friend who can lift his spirits and can seek her out for an adventure.
* Sean O'Brian - Burner first met Sean when Ellie Lawson was abducted by him and his brother Johnny. Burner hatched a plan to lure the O'Brian brothers and held a gun to Johnny O'Brian. When the two sides realized they did not want conflict and actually liked one another, Burner and Sean quickly became close friends. They both often get up to shenanigans and adventures whenever Sean is in town. Burner sees Sean as a source of adventure, knowing that he can put any responsibilities or stress to the side and have some fun.
* Atreyu McKale - Burner first met Trey when Burner was planning to open his driving school Burnin' Rubber. One of his advertisement schemes at the time was to jokingly yell at people and insult their bad driving. Burner met Trey when he drove up behind him and yelled that he needed to pull over and needed driving lessons. Trey took the joke well and they stayed in touch after that. The two became friends slowly through "cuddle puddle" hangouts and then many nights of "tweaker hours" together. The two bonded over their incredible honesty with one another. Burner sees Trey as the person he trusts the most, even though they do not hang out too often. He feels he could tell him anything and his secret would be safe. After eventually quitting BLUW, Burner felt as though he had no family and went on a dramatic phase of wanting one. He declared Trey and his fiancé George Callahan his new uncles and truly does view them as such.

## Trivia

* His recognizable lipstick tattoo is a trademark of the Burner family. The entire family was originally apart of the Lovely Smooch Circus, and the face tattoo was required on all family members. Burner has mentioned many times that he is saving up to get it removed.
* It has been stated at a "fun fact circle" that Burner famously lost his virginity while on a trapeze swing in the circus.
* Burner is a massive fan of the actress Amanda Bynes and has even written a film script starring her titled "Taking Out The Trash." The characters in the film are Amanda Bynes and Trash Mangold, referencing his friend Crash Goldman.
* Burner can often be found on the half pipe in Forum near the BLUW HQ riding a BMX bike he stole. He claims to come here to blow off steam and often invites people to chat here.