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"charactername#.mp3"
Do not send .rar files. I have a Mac which cannot read .rar files. I will not be able to listen to them.
Here's a cast picture, first off.
I need the following roles filled:
Joshua Castellano Preston
The viewpoint character, a 15-year old boy who's survived 7 years without adult supervision in an urban warzone. I need a voice with a lot of range: depending on choices in game, he either turns out sounding like a hotblooded shounen hero, a pragmatic soldier or a sensitive young man doing his best (or as I joke, he ends up as Shimon, Setsuna or Shinji respectively.) If you can speak Spanish, it's a plus; you must be willing to learn some phrases.
Lines:
1: "You're alive...? ...Dad, you bastard son of a bitch, how the HELL did you survive the Bliss?"
2: "Don't you worry too much about me. Between your Anchoring and my Piloting, I'll run rings around those goddamn puta Reticulana."
3: "Hey there, kiddo. You're Archer, right? I work with your momma. Says you're a good kid. I'm fighting the monsters, just like her."
4: "Don't beat yourself up too much; everyone makes mistakes. ...From the sound of things, your brother does enough of that for you."
5: "You're... huggy. Affectionate. I, I know you do it to everyone, and maybe I'm reading too much into this, but, but you've thanked me with a peck on the cheek and you talk about hoping to find a guy around me, and - and I dunno what to think... Is there something that you wanna tell me, or...?"
6: "I won't let you fight alone!"
Meredith Baker2: "Don't you worry too much about me. Between your Anchoring and my Piloting, I'll run rings around those goddamn puta Reticulana."
3: "Hey there, kiddo. You're Archer, right? I work with your momma. Says you're a good kid. I'm fighting the monsters, just like her."
4: "Don't beat yourself up too much; everyone makes mistakes. ...From the sound of things, your brother does enough of that for you."
5: "You're... huggy. Affectionate. I, I know you do it to everyone, and maybe I'm reading too much into this, but, but you've thanked me with a peck on the cheek and you talk about hoping to find a guy around me, and - and I dunno what to think... Is there something that you wanna tell me, or...?"
6: "I won't let you fight alone!"
Major character. A calm, 16-year old Black girl. The default Anchor for the main character; among other duties, this means that she checks up on his mental health, interprets his dreams, and generally acts as his mentor in psychic combat. Extroverted but reserved. She tends to be soft-spoken and painfully honest. Has a crush on both Joshua and her other Pilot, Anna. Singing voice a major plus.
Lines:
1: "A wise man once said to speak softly and carry a big stick. Everyone out here is armed, stranger. Everyone."
2: "You just coughed up blood, Anna. You are not 'fine!'"
3: (These are the lyrics to this song.)"Hushabye, don't you cry, go to sleep my little baby. When you'll wake, you'll have cake, and all the pretty little horses..."
4: "I will be your Armor. I will be your Anchor. I'll do my best to protect you, but please, please, come back alive..."
5: "I didn't mean to lie to you or lead you on, or - or - Joshua, I am so, so sorry."
6: "No, no, you misunderstood me. Let me say it again... We. Should go. To bed."
Anna Lin2: "You just coughed up blood, Anna. You are not 'fine!'"
3: (These are the lyrics to this song.)"Hushabye, don't you cry, go to sleep my little baby. When you'll wake, you'll have cake, and all the pretty little horses..."
4: "I will be your Armor. I will be your Anchor. I'll do my best to protect you, but please, please, come back alive..."
5: "I didn't mean to lie to you or lead you on, or - or - Joshua, I am so, so sorry."
6: "No, no, you misunderstood me. Let me say it again... We. Should go. To bed."
Major character. Very bitter, weary 17-year old Chinese girl. Cordial at the best of times, cold at the worst. A mother with a two-year old son, Archer Lin. Ruthless and pragmatic, rather similar to Two-Hands Revy from Black Lagoon in that way; at her most jovial she's jocular and crude, and quite like Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace from the new BSG. Kuudere. Chinese language knowledge a plus, willingness to learn a must.
Lines:
1: "Well, these tests say you've got what it takes, but tests are full of shit anyway. Tell me, nugget, why do you deserve to be in my squad?"
2: "I don't believe this bullshit. You dare to presume that you're some kind of hero, or my friend? I've seen better than you break against worse things than you can imagine, Preston. Don't waste my time."
3: "We are all very thankful that you take after your mother, Joshua."
4: "Joshua. Are you telling me that you're in love with me? Is that what you're trying to say?"
5: (From the above. Joshua says 'I like you, but don't know you well enough to love you') "I see. It's a relief to hear you're being sensible about this. ...Why not? We do respect each other..."
6:"Oh, you do not want to play chicken with me, chou baioxi. Not when I'm packing a fucking rail gun loaded with Mama Bear."
More coming.2: "I don't believe this bullshit. You dare to presume that you're some kind of hero, or my friend? I've seen better than you break against worse things than you can imagine, Preston. Don't waste my time."
3: "We are all very thankful that you take after your mother, Joshua."
4: "Joshua. Are you telling me that you're in love with me? Is that what you're trying to say?"
5: (From the above. Joshua says 'I like you, but don't know you well enough to love you') "I see. It's a relief to hear you're being sensible about this. ...Why not? We do respect each other..."
6:"Oh, you do not want to play chicken with me, chou baioxi. Not when I'm packing a fucking rail gun loaded with Mama Bear."
Edited for BBCode fail - the numbering should be fixed now. Sorry about that.