Roy Buxton

*"He's fast and tricky ... like a **fly**."*

— Hank Hubble Durum, on his "frenemy," Roy Buxton.

*"Happy Wife, Happy Life."*

— One of Roy's guiding principles.

**Roy Buxton** (born November 18, 1990, see "Birthday" below) is the husband of Charlene and the father of their children, Michaela and Gabby. He works as a night security guard for Very Big Corp. along with Sam Kilgarriff, who is the husband of his cousin, Sedine Kilgarriff.

## Relatives

* Charlene Buxton (wife)
* Michaela Buxton (daughter)
* Gabby Buxton (daughter)
* Sedine Kilgarriff (cousin)

## Quotes

* "Midget Face says 'What?'"
* "Lizard People are people, too."

## Biography

### Birthday

Roy's birthday has been confirmed as November 18 on at least two occasions, giving him the Scorpio star sign.

His age has been listed as 27 on the "About In Security" page on GoComics.com since *in SECURITY* launched in January 2017, the start of the series. Though not strictly on a one-to-one basis, time in the series passes roughly the same as in the real world. Based on these factors, his birthdate is November 18, 1990.

## Background information

* Official description from the "About" page for *in SECURITY* on GoComics.com: Sedine’s cousin and Sam’s best bud and co-worker in security. He is the wacky, self-styled husband to Charlene, and the proud father of Gabby and Michaela.

## Trivia

* Roy knew Sam before Sedine met him, mentioned by Roy on 2/17/17.
* Roy occasionally sleeps while on the job, a possible indication of narcolepsy depicted on 2/18/17.
* Roy likes to pretend that his lawnmower is a spaceship: Maiden voyage undertaken on 3/1/17.
* Roy’s house includes a garden shed, first glimpsed on 3/2/17.
* Roy and his family live across the street from Sam, Sedine and Ellie's duplex residence, that spacial relationship clarified on 3/3/17.
* One of Roy's nicknames for Sedine is "Mini-Meany", used on 3/22/17.
* Roy and Charlene had a "shotgun wedding", confirmed by Roy on 3/25/17.
* Sedine and Roy are cousins, confirmed on 4/13/17.
* Roy's last name - also Charlene’s married name - "Buxton", uttered aloud by Sedine on 4/18/17.
* Roy finds that coloring in coloring books helps him to "wind down", yet finds toys targeted at adults to be "childish", confessed by Charlene to Sedine on 5/3/17.
* The Buxtons own a retro-style console stereo, first displayed on 5/28/17.
* Both Sedine and Roy briefly suspect Ellie of being a Lizard Person", an hypothesis first postulated by Roy on 7/11/17.
* Roy's Social Security Number is 221-40-XX03 and was assigned an employee ID of 235769257805 at his company. He is paid weekly, as shown on the paystub for his check. On July 30, 2017, he received a gross pay of $977.50 for the 46 hours he worked that week, which calculates to an hourly wage of $21.25.(See panel 3 of the August 15, 2017 comic.) Many companies obscure the SSN more thoroughly, often showing just the last four digits.
	+ Since Roy's official age is listed as 27 on the GoComics website, the check number shown on the paystub does not indicate it is the 771st check he's received. If it did, then Roy would have started working for them when he was 12 or 13, as 771 weekly checks would be for fourteen years, ten months of employment. It is more likely that the company has different checking accounts for different departments.
* Roy left home because his mom "Din't like my rhinestone cowboy boots", announced proudly (… in flashback) on 11/22/17.
* The contents of Roy's "Pamper Camper" man-cave include: a Sailor Moon figure; a Godzilla statue; a Zentradi Battle Pod; A “Trophy-Style” Mounted Head/Bust of Frankenstein's monster; a ten-gallon hat; and a Teddy bear, among other collectibles and memorabilia, accessed for viewing on 7/29/17.
* Roy occasionally utilizes a bungee style leash/harness rig to help keep tabs on Gabby while she's roaming, initially deployed on 3/31/17.
* Roy talks to his car, "[[Jolene (vehicle)|Jolene", as opined in song by Charlene on 8/9/17.
* "Jolene" was Roy's "first", a fact rather tactlessly declared by Roy in front of Charlene on 8/14/17.
* Someone in the Buxton household owns an "Inchworm" riding toy, ridden by Roy on 8/30/17.
* Roy prefers cartoons, to live-action entertainment, a preference expressed on 9/4/17.
* Roy considers jail to be akin to "Daycare for abandoned adults", an observation shared with his family on 9/12/17.

## References

1. ↑ A "Meanwhile" comic that occurred during "Cranksgiving… Again" story arc.
2. ↑ Bonus! Q&A-again and again!