Bread

* Chompette
* Human

**Bread** is a member of the Chompettes, known as the jokester among the group for his never-ending puns. Bread prides himself on his jokes and always keeping things lighthearted, even sounding quite jovial when talking about serious topics.

Originally a human boy named **Bolek**, he was part of a group of close knit friends who were investigating murders around their hometown of Zakopane in order to solve the disappearance of his cousin, Razael. After much searching, eventually they ended up in The Cabin where, along with his friends and the Butcher, he was cornered, killed and later eaten by the cabin's owner.

## Physical Appearance

### Chompette

Bread has a simplistic, chibi-like appearance with a golden-brown color on his top half with four pale yellow scores in a cross formation that match his lower half. His simple facial features allow for exaggerated and cutesy expressions.

### Human

Bolek was a chubby boy with light olive skin. He had round, brown eyes, thick eyebrows and short, dark brown hair that was slightly messy. Bolek wore a white long-sleeved button up shirt underneath denim-blue overalls along with brown boots. He was not prone to exaggerated or cartoonish expressions unless incredibly scared.

## Personality

Bolek was very friendly and easy-going, approaching people and making conversation quite easily, like when he first met Ryna. He didn't enjoy himself or his friends feeling uncomfortable or lingering on serious topics too long, often using puns to break the tension or awkward moments. He cared very deeply about his friends and would pride himself on making sure everyone was laughing and having a good time, no matter the occasion.

As Bread, he is very similar to how he was when he was alive and maintains the same joking and carefree demeanor. However, he remembers more than he lets on and is much more stern and openly protective than he used to be, as seen when he firmly insists The Protagonist protect Gregor at any and all costs. This doesn't stop his jokes and puns however, always making things feel a touch less serious than they might truly be.

## History

### Before *Cooking Companions*

Bolek lived with his family in Poland in the town of Zakopane. He knew Razael, since he was his family member. He met Oleg - a boy class lower then him - in early days of school and then Ryna and Celina in the fourth year of elementary school.

He was eating his breakfast one day, when Ryna aproached him and asked to sit next to him. She introduced herself and they engaged in a conversation. He told her about Kazimierz bullying him in the Math class and Ryna reassured him not to worry because Kazimierz is always a jerk. She also told him about her close childhood friend Celina - who was sick that day - and Bolek promissed to introduce them to his friend Oleg.

Bolek, Oleg, Celina, Ryna and Razael quickly became incredibly close friends. When Razael disappeared, Bolek and his friends decided to do everything in their power to find him. They started investigating the murders caused by the Butcher of Zakopane - a known serial killer. Their investigations lasted more then a year, often getting to crime scenes quicker than town investigators.

One day they finally found the killer and he chased them through the woods, but they were faster and lost him along the way. After a while, they encountered a strange cabin on a hill in the middle of the woods.

### *Chompettes Origins*

Bolek and his friends enter the Cabin and decide to stay for the night, not making a fire as to not attract the killer if he's still nearby. They split up and search the Cabin for any food. Bolek ends up going to the Living Room where he reads the note found on the wall, opens a hidden compartment in the floor finding the Bad Job Letter and finds a Toy Boat under the couch.

The group meets up again and Bolek shows his finding to his friends, revealing that Razael has been in the cabin before them. They decide that Ryna should search the cabin again for any signs of Razael while Bolek, Celina and Oleg look around outside. They find a strange, old fence with bones all over the ground. While coming back they hear strange whispering coming from the cabin. Inside Ryna tells them about her strange encounter with a ghost and shows them the Cage Drawing. They decide to go to sleep, Bolek stays up, to keep watch at night. During his watch he finds the Breakfast Drawing in the Bedroom.

At 3AM Bolek he hears something outside and decides to wake up everyone. It's the Butcher. Bolek listenes to Celina as she makes a plan in case the killer makes it inside the cabin. While waiting for anything to happen Bolek shares the drawing he found with the group.

The Butcher breaks the Cabin's door and barges inside. The group quickly runs inside the basement and locks the door behind them. After making it to the bottom they try all the doors, all of them are locked except the ones to the East. They throw open the door, turning around to see the Butcher behind them, holding his Knife. Bolek stands back, hugging Oleg, terrified while Celina, shields everyone with her body. Suddenly the owner of the cabin walks in and kills everyone in the room (five slashes with a knife can be heard).

After his death Bolek materializes along with his friends as a Chompette inside a drawer in the Kitchen. He has now an appearance of Bread and everyone calls him by that name.

## Trivia

* Bolek became a Chompette due to being killed at the hands of The Protagonist in their cabin. His spirit was not allowed to move on, causing him to be stuck and manifest as Bread.
* Like the most of the Chompettes, Bread's food name starts with the same letter as the name he had while alive.
* Bolek was not only Razael's cousin but also a relative of Oleg, though it is not specified exactly how they are related. Due to Oleg and Razael sharing the same grandmother, Bolek and Oleg would either be brothers or cousins.
* Prior to meeting Ryna and Celina, Bolek was being bullied by a boy named Kazimierz in his math class.
* He was willing to drink a mysterious liquid for 50 złoty (Polish currency).