Brook

**Brook** (spelled "Brooke" in Chapters 54 and 56) is a character in *Magical Girl Policy*. She doesn't make a direct appearance, but is a major figure from Robert's past, as the two dated during high school.

## Appearance

Brook is considered attractive, with Robert finding the cheerleader uniform and its thigh high socks an especially good look for her. Her looks are said to pale in comparison to Robynne's, however, a fact that Rob finds unsettling.

## Personality

Brook is nonconfrontational, having difficulty in dealing with problems directly. She is also rather emotional in that she is somewhat prone to tears when tensions run high, like when she and Robert would argue. She is relatively extroverted and considers physical intimacy an important part of a relationship, failing to understand Robert's struggles with it. As Brook believed the rumors of Robert's sexuality over her boyfriend himself, Rob and friends find that Brook may not be as kind or smart as she initially appeared.

Brook was a cheerleader in high school. Her other interests are not specified, but they are noted to overlap with Robert's. It can be inferred that this includes being a fan of football as well as other, nerd-associated, hobbies, as she became familiar with Rob's friends.

## Biography

### Background

Brook grew up in Deepwater, a small town in the southern United States. She was a cheerleader at Deepwater High, and began dating Robert Dreese her freshman year. During sophomore year, Brook found the cheer team turned against her, which was a way for de facto head cheerleader and queen of the school Evelyn Gray to indirectly attack Robert, who had crossed her. Brook was shamed out of telling Rob about this for a while, apparently fearing him intervening would make things worse.

When Evelyn discovered that Robert secretly took ballet for an edge in football, she quietly spread rumors of him being gay in hopes of hurting his relationship with Brook. Brook began to wonder if this was the root of Rob's aversion to physical contact and gradually pushed for more intimacy, with him denying the rumors but remaining resistant to touching. Their relationship was strained further during junior year, when Evelyn revealed Rob's ballet lessons. After Robert took Brook to the Homecoming dance and was convinced to take her to a scenic outlook, the intimacy issue turned into an argument where she accused him of faking their relationship to hide his sexuality, which ended in their breakup. Brook later became part of Evelyn's social circle.

## Relationships

### Robert Dreese/Robynne Darling

Brook began dating Robert during their freshman year of high school, and did so for a year and a half. She misinterpreted his introversion and reluctance toward touching as coldness, so she enjoyed activities such as dances where he'd readily make contact. The rumors of Robert being gay made Brook wonder if it was the reason their relationship hadn't even progressed to making out, so she'd try and fail to increase their level of intimacy. Rob not wanting to cuddle up to Brook just after junior year's Homecoming dance was the last straw; their argument saw her accuse him of faking his interest in her, and the two broke up. Brook and Robert's mutual reluctance to directly confront their issues together was a major contributing factor in their relationship problems, with Rob in hindsight believing he should've broken up with her as soon as it became apparent that what each of them wanted out of the relationship was incompatible.

### Taylor Dreese

Brook is familiar with Taylor Dreese, Robert's uncle and guardian. The specifics of their relationship is not delved into, but Taylor is noted to have been approving of Brook dating his nephew, and liked seeing Rob bring her into his home.

### Evelyn Gray

Brook and Evelyn were on the cheerleading team together. After Robert crossed Evelyn, she found damaging his relationship with Brook to be more effective than hurting him directly; she had the other cheerleaders shun Brook for a while and then spread rumors of Rob being gay. After Brook and Robert broke up, she joined Evelyn's friend group, but Rob believes Brook never realized their friendship was merely a way for Evelyn to display her victory over him.

## In *MGP Alpha*

*MGP Alpha* had an equivalent to Brook called Jenny Coles. Robert was romantically interested in Jenny in middle school and tried to ask her out, but she rejected him, saying she didn't want to be affiliated with the "sugar plum fairy", as Rob was falsely rumored to be gay. This humiliating point of Rob's life is a closely guarded secret of his, so recounting it is what finally convinces Taylor that Robynne really is his nephew.