Budge is Creepie's first and best human friend at school. Huge, hulking, and African American. He has a deep, quiet voice. Budge is interested in science, especially entomology. Creepie has never seen a living creature as huge and scary-looking as Budge, but she likes his quiet intelligence and the fact that he accepts her for who she is. She feels safe with him.
Once Budge finds out the truth about Creepie, he keeps her secret and earns her trust. Budge is drawn to Creepie for many reasons: their mutual interest in bugs, the fact that they're both loners, and that Creepie is non-judgemental. He also thinks she's adorable, though he'd never admit this to her.
