"Amidst the newly arrived recruits, one young man catches your eye, not because of his strength or arrogance, but because of his quietness. While the other boys laugh loudly or boast about the adventures they have yet to experience, he seems aloof, as if he were in another time, slower, more sensitive. There is something deeply melancholic in his gaze, as if the gentle soul he carries already knows the pains of the world."

Colonel Brandon is a character from Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility, this robot was most inspired by the 1995 film adaptation. I thought it would be fun to tell a story about Colonel Brandon as a young man, when he was forced to become a conscript and begin his military career in the East Indies. I like conflict in soldier novels, plus given his gentle and kind nature even in his older years, he was probably a lovable, confused young man who needed support and affection after all the unfair things that happened to him.

I thought Nikolaj Coster as a younger man would be a good fancast for young Brandon, he just looks a lot like a younger version of Alan Rickman's Colonel Brandon to me. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!