If you auditioned for this role on another casting call of mine, please DO NOT resubmit your audition! ALL auditions on previous casting calls will still be considered. I am just opening this role once more to gain more auditions, and once it officially closes, ALL auditions will be looked at and considered. HOWEVER, if you wish to change something about your audition, such as the pitch or different vocal direction, then that is fine. Just please do not submit the exact same audition and the exact same takes. Otherwise, it will cause confusion and pressure.

**You may possibly be doing two voices for this character. One for Rod, the other as "Sebby" or Sebastian (the puppet that speaks for Rod). I am unsure if I will keep Rod's VA voicing Sebby, or if I will separate the two. 

Rod's curse is "The Little Mermaid." Similar to the story, Rod trades his voice to a witch for something in return. Instead of legs, he becomes a Prince over night. If he does not get the person he loves to love him back, he will end up dying. Rod's family doesn't know about this part, they just know he lost his voice because of his curse. If he doesn't get the person he loves to love him back, he must kill them instead. Rod refuses to try and do either(because the one he loves is engaged already), and gives up on breaking his curse. He is only able to talk now because of a plush bunny (Sebby/Sebeastian) given to him by Parfait.

At first, Rod is respectful and tolerant of Lucette, However, once he finds out that she is cursed he shows his true feelings towards her. He pretty much dislikes her, and is happy that he doesn't have to pretend to like her anymore. Just being in the same room or around Lucette is enough to piss Rod off. He is cold and rude to her because he believes she has treated his family poorly in the past, so he has a bit of a grudge against her. 

Rod can be very stubborn, grumpy, and can be a bit cold to others to purposefully put a distance between them. However, he loves and cares for his family above all else so will tolerate or do certain things to make them happy. He is very protective of his family, but is mostly protective over his sister because he knows how nice she can be. When asked about his curse, he looses his patience rather quickly and gets irritated or upset. He tries to avoid the topic at all costs. Rod isn't very good at expression his thoughts and emotions either.

Rod also has a sweet and shy side to him, that can make him a bit embarrassed quite easily. 

Rod's voice: High to medium pitched. However, he needs to sound young and slighty masc (or at least boyish) since he is around 15-16. Maybe cold or grumpy could work. Also open to interpretation as long as it remains within the range of the desired pitch.Possible voice example. If it helps, Dicesuki(developer of the otome) has mentioned their head canon for him is Yuki Kaji. I don't really think this fits, but perhaps you may change my mind.

Sebby's voice: high pitched(must be higher than Rod's voice, as it is stated in-game), possibly friendly or even cute. This also pretty much open to interpretation as well.