Grenade

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## History

### Personality

Grenade is overall a caring and trusting lagomorph. They like to get to know others, make them smile, and help them in any way that they can since it makes them feel good. Ren has high sympathy and empathy, which can be beneficial or taxing. Grenade also has a ton of patience, but it can dissipate into explosive rage if its tested. They love learning new things, seeing new places, and having the time of their life surrounded by the people they love; they never take any of it for granted. Grenade also enjoys pretending to be stupid, but they're actually highly intelligent both emotionally and academically. They haven't had enough time to self discover themselves fully, but as they travel, they change with time.

### Past

#### Childhood

Grenade was born in the capital to their mother, Ophelia. Ophelia is a doctor in the pit and typically works 12 hour shifts. She was barely able to get time off to take care of her newborn, so she brought them in to work with her.

In the early years, Grenade played in a separate room in the hospital and would join their mother at different times, like eating together or taking breaks, along with going home at the end of the night. Grenade saw this as entirely normal, since it was all they knew. They didn’t really mind playing by themselves, sometimes they even got to make friends when they would be taken to a daycare if Ophelia was working at regular times rather than long shifts.

At around 7 years old, Grenade walked out of their playroom to go look for their mother. However, this is when they accidentally saw a dead body for the first time. They weren’t in much shock, but their mother was furious that they left their play area. Ophelia scolded Grenade, which terrified them. This became a traumatic event for Grenade, since they never saw their mom so mad before. Ever since then, they try very hard to not make her upset like that ever again. Even after Ophelia apologized profusely for her behavior, it stuck with them.

#### Teens

After the incident, Grenade lost all their friends and was put into a small school through their teen years to keep themselves busy while Ophelia worked. It wasn’t super challenging, but they dropped out after losing motivation and being unable to complete assignments on time. At 15,  they went to work with their mom as a nurse in the pit to save money with no real end goal. They felt numb and useless, having been exposed to so much death and gore already in their youth. They had a negative view of the world and figured that they couldn't do much to help others at all, that they were just another piece in the machine. Anxiety attacks and night terrors became a common occurrence at this time. At the peak of their emptiness is when they meet Bombshell.

Bombshell was taken to get immediate surgery to close their wounds and to put their exposed organs back into their body after suffering a loss in the pit. Both Grenade and Ophelia worked fast to make sure they had a chance at survival. Bombshell was asleep for about a day before waking up and meeting Grenade officially. They both bonded almost immediately, being the only two kids the same age in the hospital, and became best friends.

Bombshell healed and was left with a nasty scar. They were discharged from the hospital and continued to be homeless, but would visit Grenade every day while they worked. They both would get up early in the morning or go out late at night just to be with each other. Grenade had severe depression at this time, but Bombshell tried to make them happy through various ways, whether that be bringing food or gifts, or even taking them to a nice place they haven’t seen before. This helped Grenade’s mood significantly, experiencing new things and keeping items that were given to them. Grenade developed a crush on Bombshell around 16.

At 17, Bombshell confessed their feelings for Grenade and they started dating. Grenade began to lose interest in working and spent more and more time with Shelly. Everything was going well until Grenade’s 18th birthday, when Ophelia questioned Ren’s work ethic. Ophelia claimed that Grenade couldn't stay focused on any sort of career and that they kept getting distracted from their future. This caused Grenade to lash out, stating they didn't have a future, which sparked a fight.

This formed a harsh rift between the two of them. Grenade decided to pack their things and to go travel with Bombshell, leaving everything they knew behind. Ophelia was upset by the news, but figured it was for the best for Grenade to go out on their own. Ever since then, the two take on the world together and experience it in any way they possibly can.

### Other Relationships

###### Date list

* Link and Blue
* Amber and Chelsea
* Charlie and Josie
* Peri
* Wood and Sprocket
* Dandelion
* Ace

## Trivia

* Grenade suffers from PTSD, anxiety attacks, and nightmares.
* Grenade also has a heart disorder, called Mitral Valve Prolapse.
* They were originally black and white, with black and white eyes.
* Grenade loves to eat just about anything and has no fear when it comes to trying new foods.
* Grenade plays drums. They can also play guitar thanks to learning from Bombshell.