Burnadette Cerbone

Burnadette stands at five-foot-eight-inches tall, though she tends to hunch in on herself a bit and appear shorter than she really is.  She has defined cheekbones and dark brows, along with long brown hair that flows past her shoulders. Her eyes are bright green in color, and she has a slightly upturned nose and a smooth forehead, along with a small mouth paired with somewhat plump lips.

## Bear Information

A male brown bear named Fish.  As a teenager, she was scared of basically everything (just as she was as a child), but she was constantly forcing herself to do things because she had to.  Fish found her one day when she was just chillin’ outside, and he elected to stay with her when he realized how constantly scared she was, but how she was constantly stepping outside of her comfort zones, and decided to help support her.

## Attire

Burnadette goes for comfortable things — big enough to swallow her form and soft to the touch.  She also appreciates pants over skirts, and boots with a fur lining. *Sweater paws.*

## Personality

To say that Burnadette would jump at her own shadow isn’t entirely correct.  A short list of other things that she would jump at would be the wind, leaves moving, particularly loud waves, and the rustle of prey.  Despite her constant fear and shyness, Burnadette is a kind person and is more than happy to help others, no matter what it would take — even if she had to be out all night, or put herself at risk.  She doesn’t want to hurt anyone, even if it would be an accident, and she does her best to make sure that everyone around her is happy. As a child, she was determined to become as good a person as her father, but now that she’s an adult she isn’t entirely sure that she’s been able to achieve her goal; then again, it’s not like she still doesn’t have time.  She isn’t the most social person — in fact, she’s one of the most shy people around. She has trouble maintaining eye contact, preferring to keep her eyes on her hands or feet and only managing to keep it for short glances, occasionally longer if she really tries. She prefers a small circle of friends, and would only ever leave it when she’s in said small circle — but that doesn’t mean that she’d enjoy the “adventurous” outing in the least.  Crowds aren’t something she enjoys, either, and she’d hide among the edges of the crowd rather than immersing herself into it unless she was dragged into it (unwillingly — very, very unwillingly, though she won’t put up much of a fight). She is patient beyond belief, able to wait however long she’d need to for something she’s looking forward to and able to deal with even the most excitable of people easily. She has a nervous tick of playing with her hands or shuffling her feet, and she’s quite self-conscious about it — she’s tried to stop it a few times, but has had little success, and she’ll often cover up the action with her sleeves or however else she can.  She does the movement quite often — when she’s anxious or nervous, overwhelmed, thinking, not quite sure how to proceed… or she could just be zoning out, not realizing she’s doing it. Who knows, really. Burnadette could be described as a cuddle-bug, as she is a person who would most certainly enjoy snuggling up with her friends and just spend the day like that, without getting anything else done.

## History

Pretty average life, aside from the fact that her mother died in childbirth, so she never knew her.