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castle_perraultAdam 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!))
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!))
cw oblique ref to suicide - they've gotten the wrong end of the stick
Date: 2017-05-17 05:01 am (UTC)"Since when am I anything but the epitome of caution?"
The statement is accompanied by a birdlike twist of the head. The tone is more sharp and dry as desert sand than the playful it might have been with someone they knew better - but it carries the wryness of reference to the puppetry incident. No, Chara isn't careful, at all, not as much as they should be. Maybe red and yellow make orange.
He can always find other poisons, if poison was his intent, the oddities of the situation crystallising into a thought. In their brief meetings, he struck neither Chara or Frisk as the type to poison others, however (then again, how can anyone be sure anyone is as they seem?) Perhaps the effort of going out and getting more might be a little more time to consider. Especially if a short child has harvested the rest for their 'project'.
He could find things other than poisons, too, easily. Kitchens have a lot of sharp things in them. But he chose poison, and probably for a reason.
"You're too kind."
The words are sardonic, but there's a grain of truth to them. He really is, from what they've seen.
Good guess, Chara, but no, Barnaby hasn’t gone that far.
Date: 2017-05-18 02:33 am (UTC)“Hmm. You haven’t been one for caution as far as in our interactions,” he says with a bit of a smile. Not exactly a joke, but the acknowledgement of one.
The more he puts it together, the more he thinks he knows what this is about. This is the one Barnaby mentioned in passing, when Adam had forced him to talk about the strange things possible in this castle. They were the one that held Barnaby’s strings, weren’t they? It makes sense, with the way they seem distant but concerned. The backhanded compliment of sorts is the final straw. Adam ponders if he wants to try to use this to his advantage, and eventually decides to take a risk.
“Perhaps. But no amount of kindness will repair the damage, will it?”
thank god
Date: 2017-05-27 09:26 am (UTC)All the same, they don't flinch when the next statement lashes out - lashes even being the wrong word. Settled down gently in the air between them, and allowed to seep into those cracks like poison. Instead they close off, a tight-lipped smile in return twitching to life on their face and arms folding behind their back.
"It never does," they say with the offhandedness of someone having the soft parts of their thoughts tucked away. It never does - there is no amount of kindness that can erase the past, and resetting is not a kindness. On the part of the wronged, and the wronger. There's a self-vindictive satisfaction at the pain of it, a sort of relief at the other shoe dropping, at that hidden-hooked barb, no matter how small.
The risk pays off. Chara was not intending to stay after their goal had been completed, could perhaps have been coaxed to, and now is fully invested in sparing him their presence.
"If you have no more berries, then I shall take my leave." And leaves, perhaps, but they are not in a punning mood. They're eager to try their project is the surface projected layer in tone. They take a step back, going for casual, a confirmation of intent.
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Date: 2017-06-04 09:48 pm (UTC)At the same time, he does notice that bit of relief. Odd, that. Was Barnaby not showing any anger to them? Probably not, weakling that he is. Probably couldn't bear to hurt them. Luckily, Adam has no concerns about being kind, and apparently it's done good for this relationship anyways. Barnaby would thank him if he survived to see it.
"No more. I'm almost done cooking anyways. Don't think there's any other poisonous spices I could add to ruin it now. I'll see you, then."
He probably won't. But he'll offer the possibility anyways.