▁Mus chi etti ▁referred ▁to ▁Sk ars g år d ' s ▁Pen ny wise ▁as ▁" the ▁ancest ral ▁c low n ," ▁sh unning ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁modern ▁c low n ▁characteristics ▁and ▁instead ▁he ark ening ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁a est het ics ▁with ▁' up gr ades ' ." ▁▁ ▁Jer emy ▁Ray ▁Taylor ▁as ▁Ben ▁Hans com ▁A ▁sh y , ▁over weight ▁boy ▁with ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁B ever ly , ▁who ▁rel ays ▁the ▁inc idents ▁of ▁Der ry ' s ▁past ▁to ▁his ▁friends . ▁On ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Hans com , ▁Mus chi etti ▁spoke ▁of ▁him ▁knowing ▁a ▁situation ▁of ▁desp air , ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁terror ▁of ▁It ▁and ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁height s , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁stated , ▁" Ben ▁is ▁bul lied ▁at ▁school ." ▁▁ ▁Soph ia ▁L ill is ▁as ▁B ever ly ▁Marsh ▁A ▁fl ame - ha ired ▁tom boy ▁who ▁f ends ▁off ▁an ▁ab us ive ▁father ▁at ▁home , ▁while ▁forming ▁a ▁strong ▁bond ▁with ▁Ben . ▁B ever ly ' s ▁Los ership ▁wasn ' t ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁she ▁was ▁ab used ▁but ▁by ▁her ▁pover ty . ▁On ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Marsh , ▁Mus chi etti ▁spoke ▁of ▁her ▁knowing ▁a ▁situation ▁of ▁desp air , ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁terror ▁of ▁It ▁and ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁height s , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁stated , ▁" B ever ly '