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Troy Baker
Troy was one of Brandon’s closest friends until “The Unfortunate Incident.” He is short, chubby, has spiky brown hair and blue eyes. Troy was always good for having a laugh, or for saying that thing you were thinking but would never say out loud. Troy was liked by few, but the few that liked him, liked him a lot.
Author’s Note:
Troy is not a villain in this story, but a misguided kid. If I were to psychoanalyze him I would say that he is deathly afraid not to fit in. He compensates for the fact that he is unpleasant to look at by saying outlandish things.
The idea for Troy and Roger was to establish a life before “The Unfortunate Incident” for Brandon. To show that he was able to make friends and that friendship with another human was not so foreign for him.
Charlie’s Note:
It is hard for me to accept what happened the day of “The Unfortunate Incident” but if I had to choose between Roger and Troy, I would choose Roger. Troy was always the one getting into trouble and trying to get Brandon to participate in things that he should not be doing. I liked Troy, he was a nice kid, but I believe he lacked proper guidance from his parents.