Boombox

* Windforce Orphanage
* Blackrock

**Boombox** is an energetic and loud person who resides in Windforce Orphanage, he has a tendency to gossip and lie. Currently he possesses a bell, but he used to own a red whistle.

## Personality

Commonly known around Orth as a gossiper, Boombox always seems to be in peoples business, trying to figure out everything he can about any drama going on just for the thrill of it. Digging up juicy dirt is his forte, and once he inevitably finds it, he often abuses what little there is to it. In the few moments that he's not up to trouble, Boombox is a cheerful and constantly energetic kid. He stays up late at night and wakes up in the afternoon, keeping people up with his instruments and (famously horrible) singing. Punishment seems to chase him everywhere he goes, but Boombox has more than just one trick up his sleeve to dodge it. He knows how loud he is, and thus by being quiet can slip under the radar. Expect him to be in places you never thought he could access, and don't expect a straight answer from him about it either. He's often nicknamed "the one who lies" by those on the farther districts, and its advised not to trust anything he says. Famous tales and rumors can spur from just one fact that Boombox gets, most of the time they will not even be close to accurate. Safe to say, he has a very active imagination and holds entertainment above truth.

## History

Like a majority of Orths' population, Boomboxs' parents died when he was young, and he possesses little memory of them. He grew up at Windforce orphanage within the western district of Orth.

Being trained from the moment he arrived, the loud Boombox received his red whistle slightly earlier than most at the age of 11, though on the condition that he was never allowed to be alone, instead needing at least two other delvers to accompany him until he got promoted. Using his sharp senses, he was great at locating even the scarcest of relics within the Abyss's first layer and discovering hiding places so well hidden, that most delvers paid them not mind.

One fateful day, Boombox once again ventured into the Abyss with the company of the Moon-whistle Rocket and Lightblox, a fellow red whistle. They ventured down deeper than Boombox had gone before at a depth of 390 meters. During the hunt, Boombox strayed from his companions and, not noticing how much noise he was making while digging, attracted a large abyssal creature. And a hungry one at that. The thing had almost reached Boombox when Rocket and Lightblox showed up. Rocket shot the thing down with his gun and caused it to flee, but its struggle caused a partial cave in, leaving Rocket pinned by rocks and Lightblox heavily damaged by debris. It took a while for Boombox to scale the Abyss and find another group, a black whistle he knew well. This black whistle was strong enough to bring the injured back to Orth, but by then, Rockets foot was unsalvagable and Lightblox had been knocked out from blood loss for a couple hours. Even though the two recovered and the black whistle vouched for him, Boombox was demoted and had to restart his training from day one. This was also when he started to be more nocturnal.

## Trivia

* He often spreads around drama and gossip, making tons of stories around one that could have been very simple. Almost every rumor can be traced back to him as a source, being spread through the gullible and making it to other ears. He uses it as a outing for his imagination and drama-seeking way, as well as a way to put spotlight on others as opposed to him.

* Boombox is quite afraid of failure and disappointing those around him. Because of this, he tends to lie

* He practically has infinite energy, never sleeping too much and is almost always in an up-beat peppy mood. He can often get chastised for being found snooping in the middle of the night, needing to be forced back to bed before being found the next hour, still awake and wandering again.

* His senses are strangely sharp, to a point where he has to dull them in ways himself to prevent overstimulation and strain.

* His eyes are very light-sensitive, forcing him to wear sunglasses all the time to protect them from sun rays, due to this he prefers the night due to moonlight being easy on his eyes.

* His hearing so as well strangely acute, so he wears special-make noise-canceling headphones. Even with these though, he can still hear quite well, only the lowest of whispers passing by unnoticed.

* The real reason Boombox twists and fabricates such stories is the premise that, if they're all too busy with someone else and their life, then they can't focus on Boombox and shame him. Physical pain is temporary, but guilt keeps him tied down still. He wants Orth to forget about his mess-up in the Abyss, and this is his way of trying to do that. Even if they call him a liar (which, to be fair, he is), it's better than calling him an idiot.

* Boomboxs' view of the Abyss is different from most. He feels it's call, yes, but its not what he seeks in life. Sometimes at nighttime, Boombox can be found at the windmills of Orth gazing into the sky and analyzing the stars. He's fascinated by all of them. People always say the Abyss was the final unexplored frontier, but Boombox thinks they forgot about what's above and may be out there, waiting for them.

* Although he's never met Subspace (and, in fact has been warned about him by Banhammer), Boombox can't help but look up to Subspace as an inventor. And also as a sort of rival to hopefully surpass one day.

## Extra:

Big thanks to my good friend for making the facts above. She helped a lot with Boombox's characterization (I see you... you're a W).