put able ▁older ▁brothers . ▁He ▁sometimes ▁r ides ▁a ▁yellow ▁tr icy cle ▁with ▁blue ▁whe els . ▁ ▁Ben i ▁Al ong ▁with ▁D ill , ▁Ben i ▁is ▁Alice ' s ▁other ▁best ▁friend , ▁the ▁dark - ha ired ▁and ▁dark - sk inned ▁one . ▁He ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁techn ically ▁mind ed ▁and ▁is ▁sk illed ▁with ▁tools ; ▁his ▁grand m other ▁" t ells ▁fil thy ▁j okes ▁in ▁Spanish " ▁and ▁he ▁himself ▁once ▁used ▁the ▁inter jection ▁" H ij ole !" ▁imp lying ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁His pan ic . ▁He ▁is ▁good ▁at ▁s occer . ▁▁ ▁Ern esto ▁Lac una ▁Ern esto ▁is ▁a ▁crossing ▁guard ▁that ▁Pet ey ▁met ▁and ▁initially ▁thought ▁existed ▁only ▁in ▁his ▁imagination . ▁He ▁we ars ▁glass es ▁and ▁is ▁always ▁well - g room ed ▁in ▁a ▁tie ▁and ▁vest . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁his ▁crossing ▁guard ▁position , ▁he ▁bl amed ▁Pet ey . ▁He ▁declared ▁his ▁affection ▁for ▁Vi ola ▁and ▁claimed ▁a ▁super - power ▁( put ting ▁people ' s ▁feet ▁to ▁sleep ). ▁He ▁speak s ▁and ▁acts ▁like ▁an ▁adult ▁and ▁frequently ▁ch ides ▁Pet ey ▁for ▁his ▁' child ish ' ▁purs uits ▁or ▁interests . ▁Pet ey ▁just ▁wishes ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁away . ▁ ▁Andre ▁has ▁told ▁Pet ey ▁definit ively ▁that ▁Ern esto ▁is ▁imag inary , ▁though ▁he ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁prove ▁it ; ▁Mrs . ▁Ot ter loop ▁and