mindgooshed: (➢ ... Ouroboros.)
➢ Barnaby Brooks Jr. ([personal profile] mindgooshed) wrote2011-12-20 03:56 am

.oo3 // ACTION + VOICE (the night of the 19th; ANGST PART 1 OF 2.)

ACTION;

[ well. this time of year is pretty tough for barnaby. and by 'pretty tough' i mean 'basically entirely awful'. the past few years had been a bit better than usual -- he'd been distracted by ouroboros, and becoming a hero, and no doubt kotetsu's influence had been a factor not that he'd ever admit it, but now?

he has a lot to think about.


maverick's betrayal. samantha's death. the knowledge that his life was, for all intents and purposes, one big lie. the weight of it all has yet to come crashing down on him, but it's beginning to creep in at the corners of his consciousness. regardless, more than anything, he's thinking about his parents. coming back from the draft to the sight of all the snow and lights is somewhat .. jarring. he's been so distracted by everything and anything that barnaby hardly noticed the season creeping up on him until he's been all but punched in the face by it.

so here he stands in the early-evening dark, looking up at the broad face of community housing one, watching the lights blink merrily down at him. they're so pretty, but he can't help but hate them. ]


VOICE;

[ an hour or so later he's tucked back into his apartment, the journal open on his bed as he rests his chin in one hand, and swirls a tall glass of rosé wine in the other. ]

I don't suppose there's much of a night-life here, is there?
shadedsunlight: (I was trying to remember your name)

voice;

[personal profile] shadedsunlight 2011-12-21 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome. Sorry if you're looking for more, but small village life, you mostly find your own entertainment.

voice;

[identity profile] mindgooshed.livejournal.com 2011-12-21 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not looking for entertainment. I didn't mean to be unclear, I apologize - I'm simply .. well, I'm still adjusting. It's very quiet here at night, and I'm not really used to it yet.
shadedsunlight: (We hope everything works out)

voice;

[personal profile] shadedsunlight 2011-12-21 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, it's understandable. Sorry if I sounded curt. More of a city guy, I take it?

voice;

[identity profile] mindgooshed.livejournal.com 2011-12-21 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
You didn't. And yes; I've lived in a big city my entire life. This is definitely an .. adjustment.

[ and by that he means he kind of hates it. ]
shadedsunlight: (Looking back at sunsets on the eastside)

voice;

[personal profile] shadedsunlight 2011-12-21 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
I know the feeling. City girl myself. I think what gets me is how quiet it all is. Still strange not hearing cars or other city sounds.

[identity profile] mindgooshed.livejournal.com 2011-12-21 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
IDK WHAT TO DO NO SUBJECT LINES AHHH VOICE

Mm, I'm not sure it's something I want to grow accustomed to.
shadedsunlight: (Tried to talk to god with no avail)

I know. ;~; Thank goodness for custom comment pages?

[personal profile] shadedsunlight 2011-12-21 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, as long as you're here, you'll have to find some sort of way to adjust. Applies to most of the things that happen here.

INDEED.

[identity profile] mindgooshed.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
But I don't have to like it.
shadedsunlight: (There's one thing I have to say)

[personal profile] shadedsunlight 2011-12-22 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Of course not.

Mind if I ask what city you're from?

[identity profile] mindgooshed.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Sternbild City. It's on the coast.
shadedsunlight: (Should I just get along with myself)

[Voice]

[personal profile] shadedsunlight 2011-12-24 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Sternbild City... I think I've heard of that place. From someone here, at least.

[Voice]

[identity profile] mindgooshed.livejournal.com 2011-12-25 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ probably kotetsu ugh he never shuts up. or maybe pao-lin. ]

Oh? Yes, a few of my colleagues are here, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.
shadedsunlight: (You aren't so bad)

[Voice]

[personal profile] shadedsunlight 2011-12-26 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yes, I think she mentioned as much. Pao-lin, that is. She said some friends from home recently arrived. Another man here also spoke of Sternbild City. Yuri Petrov?

[Voice]

[identity profile] mindgooshed.livejournal.com 2011-12-26 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh, pao lin, all right. oh wait- ]

Judge Petrov? Yes, he lives there too.

[ speaking of which, barnaby's hardly heard a peep from the guy since arriving; maybe he got sent home? ]
shadedsunlight: (We hope everything works out)

[Voice]

[personal profile] shadedsunlight 2011-12-28 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
It sounds like a nice place from what I've heard. Nice and interesting.

[Voice]

[identity profile] mindgooshed.livejournal.com 2011-12-28 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not so sure I would call it 'nice'. It's a very big city, and dangerous.

[ which is why it needs SUPERHEROES!!1 ]

But it's home.
shadedsunlight: (You aren't so bad)

[Voice]

[personal profile] shadedsunlight 2011-12-28 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
Many cities are, but that doesn't mean there can't be nice parts about them.

[Voice]

[identity profile] mindgooshed.livejournal.com 2011-12-28 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
Well yes, but you could apply that logic to anything, really. There are certainly nicer places to live, but I'd rather live in the city.