~Rise From The Ashes ~: Artists and Supporting VAs (ADDITIONAL ARTISTS STILL OPEN - More roles TBA)
MrTShrub for Erick
Summary: Erick is a soft and deep down kind-hearted eighteen year old boy, who seems to have become...apathetic to his unfortunate circumstances. He used to be a normal teenager, even though life wasn't great. However, that all changed since his abduction by Fetch at just fifteen years old and when his own father refused to pay his ransom, Erick turned to his only company for consolation - his abuser and abductor. Eventually he agreed to let Erick stay as his accomplice, but their relationship is again, far from straight forward. He sees his purpose to be Fetch’s accomplice, get through each day with whatever task they have to do next and doing his best to help out. After all, if he doesn’t or if he makes mistakes (or sometimes for no reason besides catching Fetch in a bad mood) then Fetch takes his frustrations out on him. He’s used to being talked down, ordered about and abused. It’s just normal for him now. He gets on with the job, wanting to please Fetch - and he does do a good job, learning several of Fetch’s ‘trade tricks’ and proving to be a useful accomplice. Despite that, he does feel sorry for the victims and has genuine care and concern for them, taking it upon himself to reassure them and offer small comforts. He’s very smart in maths, practical and rather resourceful, but try to insist Fetch is the bad guy and he’ll defend him and even make excuses for him. Indeed, the poor lad hasn’t come out of this too well. In short, he's a young man who knows when the line has been crossed and he will speak up for what he believes in if he feels brave enough. At times he can be a little sarcastic and bratty, much to Fetch's annoyance. On the whole though, he obeys the rules, although their latest 'job' is something he isn't quite sure of...
Appearance: Arc I (Ch 9 onwards) Arc II (occasional appearances~)
Personality: Soft, Sensitive, Caring, Obedient, Submissive, Friendly, a little Apathetic, Quiet, Apprehensive, Intelligent, occasionally Sarcastic and Practical
Voice: Quiet and soft, with a mid- pitch. He should sound quite submissive when following orders and doesn't tend to raise his voice too often lest Fetch get mad. He's very used to the rule 'speak when spoken to' and may speak with a slight stammer when anxious, but as he has become more apathetic to his 'role', his voice would do well to reflect that. That being said, Erick can get a little snappy and sarcastic if you catch him in a mood, but also a little panicky if he thinks he is in for being 'taught a lesson' or trying desperately to calm a furious Fetch down.
Disclaimer: Erick belongs to the super brilliant Maxy, co-director of the project. As such, they will be deciding who the final role goes to, so good luck~ Placeholder artwork also belongs to the amazingly talented scarletfish8eta on Deviantart!
[Apologetically, slightly awkward and a little hushed] I... can't untie you and I can't tell you that...Sorry, I'm not really supposed to be talking to you right now and...he can get really mad if you break his rules. [Pause]...But I can uh, give you something to drink if you want. You must be pretty thirsty, right? ...Come on. Let me help you sit up.
[In pain and afraid] Nngh! Ow! I-I'm Sorry, Fetch! I just...please hear me out...Sir. [Quietly, but trying to sound confident] Ash wasn’t lying about what he said earlier. Those people sound really dangerous - and they do...horrible things behind the scenes. You have rules and boundaries yourself. You can’t just send them back to that crazy doctor to do who-knows-what kind of freaky experiments on them!
[Surprised, a little lost for words, but touched] O-Oh uh, thank you! It's nothing really, I just...math is one of the few things I'm pretty good at. There's just something about numbers and puzzles that really attracts me. [Brighter]...Hey, maybe after we've finished chores for the day I can teach you both a little, if you want.
[Thoughtfully] I dunno, it's just been me and Fetch for such a long time. Travelling here and there, carrying out this job or that job, take the money and move on to the next thing. [Softly] It's...been a while since I had someone else to really talk to besides Fetch. Since I had friends like you and Krissy...It feels nice. [Returning to casual tone, with a hint of warning] ...Anyway, we should hurry up with getting the extra supplies he asked for. He really doesn't like to be kept waiting.
[Quietly, a little afraid]...Y-Yeah, Fetch does...hurt me sometimes...but it's only to teach me a lesson. [In clear denial, trying to make excuses] It's only because I...deserve it. I mean, rules are there for a reason and if you don't follow them, you face punishment. It's only right. [Resolute] It's...my own fault if I ask too many questions, speak back to him or somehow mess up. [A little conflicted]...But then he also feeds me, keeps me and looks after me if I get sick. He actually tolerates me being around…[Bitterly] unlike my real dad. [Admirably] ...Fetch is...he's more of a dad to me than he was.
Hi Mr T! :D Thank you so much for auditioning for our project, it means a lot to us! and thank you for showing this precious babeh some love. We love him too~ Your audition was a really nice take on Erick! Especially at the start you had a lovely nervous softness to your tone which was beautiful to hear. Good pacing and noting of stage directions, especially hushed and defending Fetch near the end. The resolution of blaming himself was lovely. You did a nice job! :D and you ask for improvements so I shall provide! :D I will say that the soft tone faded to very little during the second half of the audition, so keep consistent if possible is key. A little more emotion could do with being thrown into lines 3-5, although I did love line 4 and 5, some of the pacing could have done with being a little slower and more drawn out to show thinking and reflection like 'he feeds me...keeps me and...looks after me'. for example, showing he's clearly processing this as he speaks. Also I think I heard a little bit of background noise during odd moments of the recording, so just be extra careful when recording! Consistency, emotion and pacing are probably the biggest areas for improvement, but I enjoyed your audition and you have great potential my guy! When Maxy gets a listen I'll pass on their feedback to you too! :D Until then, thank you so much for auditioning, feel free to re-take if you wish and take care for now! Hopefully the feedback was useful and not too harsh aha XD
Hey there! The feedback was very useful thank you very much. You were very kind and constructive in your tips :) I look forward to hearing any future feedback and may take a shot at a re-take shortly.
You're more than welcome! :D and we look forward to hearing it! Please do take your time :D
S-so soft... <3 I can't add much detailed feeback I'm afraid, since Abbie's already said it all. I really liked your audition overall, and if I had to nitpick it's on a mistake that's on us; "speak back" sounds a lil unnatural to me, so um...if you do try a re-take, feel absolutely free to change that into "talk back" and I'll be eagerly waiting to see if you do try a re-take even if there isn't a whole lot to improve because this was just-- Just SO Erick <3 Thanks so much again! - Maxy