Empty Oasis (Rossum Roster)
Project Overview
Empty Oasis: Overview
This is a fan-made spin-off story of the Project Neural Cloud auto chess gacha game. This project is not endorsed by MICA/Sunborne.
Additionally, this project will require more voices than the ones listed in this CCC Project. There's more sections, and I will relaunch/reopen the project when those sections are closer. Future sections' cast will have longer notice, and will get added to the project as they're confirmed.
Selection Process & CommunicationThe submissions this time will be open for the month of December, and I hope by one week after I would have made my selection. If you are a potential candidate, I will reach out to you, as I Casting Call Club seems to only show you if you are short listed if you have premium, but can show if your submission is denied.
PremiseThe story of Project Neural Cloud is thrown off the rails when a "professional narrator and storyteller" Nezumi replaces the protagonist of this story. In the original story of this game, a mysterious experiment called "Project Neural Cloud" ended in disaster and the disappearance of Professor Irida, so a character known as the "Commander" takes the place of Professor Irida, to figure out the reason of their disappearance. The Commander was a military leader prodigy, but that doesn't matter. Nezumi cannot hope to match their skills. Instead, she must save whoever she can and find a way to repair the story before she and the rest of the Oasis perishes alongside her.
This story hopes to be able to reach those who don't know Project Neural Cloud or GFL lore, and will hope to be able to be independent from the series.
Project DetailsThis is a fake visual novel, with a planned around ~30 episodes long (25-40 minutes each), including custom CGs, music from the game, and potentially more, while the entire thing plans to be free on Youtube. It's meant to mimic the format of Project Neural Cloud but fully narrated by Nezumi, with the addition of VAs to voice short phrases of the characters (like Danganronpa) to have them stand out, with occasionally fully voiced scenes when things get impactful!~
This story is one of "love and hope" as the Girls' Frontline community calls it, prepare for loss.
Lines and Project LengthWhile airing Empty Oasis may take some time to get going, I plan on relaunching this project on Casting Call Club whenever new parts of Empty Oasis are being worked on and the cast is confirmed. Each episode takes 2-3 weeks to make and fully refine, so there may will be large gaps between sections, with likely new VAs between each section, as most but not all the cast/open roles are recurring.
As a VA, expect around 10 short phrases, and around 2 minutes of lines for your role.
The role you get may make the lines vary.
Payment?Since I'm working on this project in sections, once the section your role is in is complete, I will pay you the flat amount the role promises. If your character comes back in the future and this project makes it this far, I will reach out to you and ask if you are able to recast for the role (with the same price). There will likely be a month or so window for that.
Is the Project Monetized?Not directly. There's a Patreon advertised though I don't expect much (or any) money from Youtube. And I currently expect all money gained from the Patreon won't cover production costs, which it entirely goes to.
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Info: T1642, A.K.A. "Hannah," is an "agent" of Rossum. In human speak, a program in a digital sector in this digital world. She's an artificial intelligence created by Turing and practically a perfect specimen because she's the best Turing has produced. She's naïve and longs for a solution to the Sanctifiers' unfair ways, leading her to be both heroic and optimistic, and goes against the wiser judgement of other character
Origin: 42LAB, digital entity in the Magrasea (meaning no real world presence).
Voice: Soft and childlike, "anime 16-17 y/o
Expectations: Needs to be able to vary in emotion as she tries to play hero. See audition line(s).
Hannah has a voice in-game. I'd recommend you take a look!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VOkl4D71qtszxGhu2BsEsa05cxDX8i6j?usp=drive_link
- female teen
[Hannah tries to convince "Antonina," a close friend who helped her build this "rewrite program" by challenging her] THIS can be the solution to all our problems with the sanctifiers. You don't trust the product of our expertise combined?
[Same scenario as above] We worked so hard on the rewrite program! And you want to give up now?
[Attempting to guilt trip her friend Antonina to let Hannah risk her own life.] What if Turing cares about my safety? Even if this plan fails, she could always make another T1642. It's JUST one T1642 to save everyone, right?
Info: Turing is an "agent" of Rossum. In human speak, a program in a digital sector in this digital world and Turing oversees the "artificial intelligence sector." She's mature and has built 1642 artificial intelligences of her own and treats them like her own children, though 1640 of them were terminated against her will...
Origin: 42LAB, digital entity in the Magrasea (meaning no real world presence
Voice: Soft, though still has the maturity of an adult's voice.
Expectations: Needs to be able to vary in emotion. See audition line(s).
Turing has a voice in-game. I'd recommend you take a look!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VOkl4D71qtszxGhu2BsEsa05cxDX8i6j?usp=drive_link
- female young adult
- female adult
[A greeting done in an tone that exudes hospitality. "Nezumi" is pronounced like "Neh-ZOO-me"] Welcome to Rossum, Professor Nezumi. I am Turing, the sector's administrator.
[Repeating Faith's suggestion to imply it's insanity.] You just EXECUTED one of my children and asked if I wanted to see footage of it!?
[Demoralized after losing another creation of hers, feigning compliance thinly as she tries to delay Faith's pursuit of more "irregular agents"] I entered Rossum's districts into lockdown like you asked. Isn't that what you wanted?
Info: Faith is a Sanctifier (an anti-virus program of the Magrasea). She's dull and non-caring, the kind of antagonist who would read out the "rules" you've broken by existing while attempting to purge you into binary. Not sure how else to characterize her for you.
Origin: Magrasea.
Voice: Flat and monotone. But a villain in this story, so in a way like she's permanently talking down to someone.
Faith has no voiced lines in-game, so no reference audio for her.
- female young adult
- female adult
The irregular agent found in Rossum has been successfully purged, and now Rossum is a safer place. Would the video proof of our deed comfort you?
["freeze you're under arrest" kind of situation. "Daemon" is simply pronounced like "demon"] Cease your resistance, daemon.
[Attempting to reason with someone she plans to kill, because it makes sense to her for some reason] As an irregular agent, your very existence is a threat to the Magrasea.
Info: Riko is a merchant who makes sure there's a flow of "goods" through the Magrasea goes smoothly. However, she's known for being pretty business heavy while being sort of a goblin. She's not afraid to make a quick buck off some who fall easily to scams like a character named Chanzhi.
Origin: Magrasea.
Voice: Energetic goblin merchant fox; I recommend even more than usual to check the reference audio.
Expectations: Both the sillyness and goblin-slyness of such a character archetype.
- female adult
- female young adult
- female teen
[Striking a deal with someone, perhaps in a sing-song tone. Feel free to break the line up as needed] Well, if you want to strike a deal with a good merchant, you 'ought to have brought something good for Riko in exchange!~
[Riko introducing herself as a skilled merchant] Riko knows lots of things. An exchange of information is still a trade!~ And one that Riko would gladly take!
[Riko is being shot at.] What the! Do they know how important Riko is! What if they hurt Riko!
Info: Nu is a drone operator, she's a professional-sounding doll with a handful of drones that typically surround her. The art shown for the character is not the official. It's still a work in progress and a filler art. Nu's drones on the other hand are small and hover around her, sharing a very small amount of autonomy, but are more chirpy, childish, and not very intelligent in comparison.
Origin: Universal Anything Services. Real world occupation: UAV Operator.
Voice: Professional and mature with a hint of quirkiness. The drones are her voice, but with more cheer/chip and playfulness.
Expectations: The ability to do Nu's professional tone, and the short voice snippets for her more childish drones.
Feel free to submit the lines however you like, including separating Nu and her dones, keeping the lines as a whole, etc.
- female teen
- female young adult
- female adult
[Nu reporting to her advisor. "Nezumi" is pronounced "zeh-ZOO-me"] Professor Nezumi, let me handle the navigation and scouting.
[Nu giving orders to her drones] (Nu:) You two, escort me. You two, help Fresnel, Sol, and T1641. Finally, you stay here and keep an eye on Turing for me. (Nu's Drone): Ooo! A secret spy mission!?
[Nu's drone being excited about it's own special mission.] "Protect T1641 at all costs?" Here goes nothing!
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