Kale Romero

## Appearance

Kale Romero is a plant person with green skin and dark green, leaf-like hair with leafy branches and white flowers sticking out. Patches of leaves grow on his limbs, and barky vines wrap around them. He has yellow eyes hidden beneath his fringe. He wears a red short-sleeved shirt with "Pukachow" on the chest and either a white long-sleeved undershirt or attached sleeves, brown cargo shorts, and sandals.

## Personality

Kale is a laid back individual - he loves his friends, but is often put off or overwhelmed by their intensity, horniness, and extreme activities.

It is revealed in the SUPPORT GROUP route that he's both asexual and aromantic, hence why he is not a romance option. This may be why he was added to the game as an NPC so late compared to other characters.

As his sprite's inclusion of a Gameboy suggests, he has an interest in videogames, as well as smoking weed, comics, and on occasion, even football.

## Relationships

* Abdu: Abdu is one of Kale's roommates along with Wanda & Stu in an apartment they all share called "The Chill Hill" as named by Wanda.

* **Brian Yu**: Brian and Kale are ultimate chill buddies. They love hanging together and do absolutely nothing. Kale loves his friends, but he's often put off by their intensity, 24/7 horniness, and extreme shenanigans. Brian is an exception to this, and together they can share a joint and just observe how the grass grows, while talking about nothing... or just not even talking at all. Also, they share some interests, such as comics, videogames, and - if they aren't too low-energy - playing football.

* **Coach**: On Thursdays, Kale attends a support group hosted by Coach for asexual and aromantic people.

* **Damien LaVey**: Kale and Damien, along with Scott, are all fans of *PokeMan*.

* **Polly Geist**: Kale and Polly enjoy smoking weed together.

* **Scott Howl**: Kale and Scott, along with Damien, are all fans of *PokeMan*.

* Stu: Stu is one of Kale's roommates along with Wanda and Abdu in an apartment they all share called "The Chill Hill" as named by Wanda. Stu considers Kale the "chilliest dog out there!". Which he considers impressive given how high the chill bar already is at "The Chill Hill." He notes that Kale is kind of quiet but gets it. Saying "Some people are less about talking and more about vibing.", and that he can dig that.

## Trivia

* His favorite character from *Parks and Recreation* is Andy Dwyer.
	+ His favorite character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Peter Quill/Star-Lord (in Kale's words, "He looks a lot like Andy from Parks&Rec!"). This is because both are played by Chris Pratt.
* His surname, Romero, is the Spanish name for the herb rosemary.
* His "Pukachow" shirt is a parody of Pikachu, the mascot of the *Pokémon* franchise.
	+ Ironically, in the *Monster Prom* universe, *Pokémon* is parodied by *Pokeman*, a franchise focused on normal humans instead of fictional, monster-like creatures. Further, Kale is a fan of this series.

## Appearances

### Monster Prom

* Monster Prom: Second Term
	+ SUPPORT GROUP (debut)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Plants Polaroid (physical copy)
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/monsterprom/status/1242884706070380544
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 SUPPORT GROUP
4. ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/romero#Etymology\_2
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJWyL4XRz2c