Bownes

# Description

Bownes is kind, but this is in part because he is borderline empathic. He soaks up the feelings of the people around him like a sponge, although he doesn’t often know what he is feeling. His kindness can be seen through his politeness with nameless anons, as well as taking in and caring for Scare.

Bownes stands at five feet and eight inches height, with a slim figure of 123 lbs (bordering under weight, but not a concerning amount). His hair and eyes are brown, although in the light his eyes glimmer pink. He has slight dark circles, although he has a relatively normal sleep schedule. Despite the perfume he wears, you can always smell a faint lingering automatic of sea salt on him. Although he is a guy, he often wears “feminine” clothes, typically colored pink and white.

Bownes has a plethora of collections, his most notable being a collection of teeth. He does not know where they came from, in his words has has “always had them”. Because of this, he is unsure if they are ethically sourced or not. He also has a massive collection of fragrances. One fragrance he has been seen wearing is “Burberry Her Elixir”, which is described as smelling like a strawberry milkshake.

# Relations

Bownes lives a bit far from the main area of anon village, if you were to get to his home you’d likely have to pass through a small part of the forest. Because of this, up until he met Scare, he was alone.

He met Scare when he witnessed them running out of the forest with charcoal on their hands and the faint smell of smoke. This was from a wildfire they had started. Bownes cleaned their hands, and gave them food and a place to stay. Bownes has also gifted Scare a perfume that smells like a bonfire (Maison Margiela; Replica By The Fireplace), as well as a hand-created shell necklace.

He later met Elias, who introduced himself as new neighbor. Bownes invited him over for dinner with him and Scare.

# Storyline

## Backstory

While little is known about how Bownes appeared, through the logs on his carrd (which can be seen on his pinned post), a little bit is revealed about his backstory. The earliest entry is at an unknown date, and states the following;

> Sea foam stretches for miles. I never knew the ocean was so large. My lungs are burning and I can barely breathe. I am in the center of the sea foam, is this a poetic coincidence? Nothing is poetic, we see the rot and make beauty out of it. My lungs are burning. The smell of sea salt is clinging to me. My lungs are burning. Silly me, I’ve forgotten who I am. My lungs are burning.
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Sea foam would be later mentioned again, as when he approached the water looking for shells to make Scare’s necklace, the water would turn into sea foam around him. It wasn’t a lot, or at least enough for him to notice, but it was there none the less.

## Present

Bownes’ story was truly kickstarted when he came across Scare (💥🍄🍁 anon) after they had just started a fire in the first. Noticing the charcoal on their hands, Bownes cleans Scare’s hands. When Scare asks him if they can stay, he’s hesitant, but noticing how disheveled they looked, he agreed. They have since been living together.

Elias later introduced himself to Bownes as his new neighbor. Bownes invited him to have dinner, which Elias accepted.