longlasting: (so's you know I can go with the flow)
'Barnaby Brooks Jr.' ([personal profile] longlasting) wrote in [community profile] castle_perrault2017-05-02 09:17 pm
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[Reintro of sorts] Insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity

Adam Brooks is one for following the rules.

Not the inherent rules set out by law enforcement and people he is far above, no. Those are all based on an unwavering idea of morality that Adam refuses to see as productive. No, he's one for following the rules his mind has constructed in order to further himself towards a goal. These are rules that are based on his observations of the world around him, ones that make sense and help him make sense to others.

The rules help him look like a normal person. They're honestly quite helpful in a place like this, where Adam doubts his appearance would be taken well. Barnaby certainly hadn't taken it well, but Adam couldn't imagine any scenario where he would. It's not everyday your brother comes back from the dead, after all. That is, regrettably, a rule Adam has had to break.

But other rules have been easier to follow. They remind him to remove Barnaby's clothes so he can wear them as a disguise, without anyone asking about any regrettable blood stains. They remind him to walk like his brother and talk like him instead of screaming for revenge. He is cautious and careful.

Kotetsu will be found first. He needs to check on him and gain his trust immediately, so that he has someone to back him up. To laugh off his strangeness towards other prisoners in this strange castle as social ineptitude. Toshi will be found afterwards, with Kotetsu still at his side. He doubts his disobedient slave will rebel for a second with Kotetsu already in his grip. He'll be sweet and kind to both of them, just as Barnaby would. Follow the rules. Soon enough his opportunity will come to strike.

So those who are around the hallways may see someone very much like Barnaby walking over to his room, straightening his clothes before peering inside in his search for Kotetsu.

After his reunion with his dearest partner and the android made in his image, 'Barnaby' will be all over the castle. He adores the library as much as he always has, and seems to have picked up cocking as well. He is deliberately careful to stay quiet and calm, so only those with a sharp eye will notice anything strange. For example, that bunch of berries from the garden can't be used as an ingredient in his soup, right? They're poisonous... Some may find it odd to find him coming out of the armoury with a crossbow, or practicing violin in the music room.

Or perhaps you may catch him wandering up the stairs leading down to the basement late at night. What would he be doing down there? Surely it's not a bad thing to ask.

((Okay, let's see if I can get this asshole to cooperate with me this time! Adam Brooks is impersonating his brother, Barnaby, and will be friendly to most everyone he runs into, if a little forgetful. Should anyone notice his odd behaviour, though, he may be forced to do something not so nice... so a trigger warning for possible character mutilation and death in here, as well as psychological mindfuckery which happens with a character like Adam. Should you not want him to tag you, please message this account to let me know!))
oldmantiger: Kotetsu, his teeth gritted with determination (Gritted teeth)

[personal profile] oldmantiger 2017-08-20 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Kotetsu doesn't see or understand or process a lot of things for a few seconds. There's just the satisfying impact of the two of them colliding and falling, and the red, raw rage thudding in his ears.

Then he realizes that this man is laughing. Adam is laughing.

Kotetsu growls, struggling against that hold. It's harder than it should be, and only then does he realize that something is wrong. The light...his power...

Yet none of that matters as much as it should, either. Not in light of everything else.

"Why?!" he manages to choke out, tears still half blinding him. "He's...he was your brother, why would you do that to him?!"

Almost too late, he remembers that he's not entirely helpless here. With both his hands held fast, Kotetsu shifts enough to drive a knee into Adam's stomach, as hard as he still can.

"You bastard, I'll kill you!"