DaemoniK
klotten for Serafina Evangelous
SERAFINA EVANGELOS -- AKA Sera. Age 18, Female. Finnian's best friend in the story and a photographer who teams up with Fin for the school newspaper alot. She's a beautiful young woman with a strict family of religious devotees. Serafina dotes on Fin alot and grew attached to her friend, but she finds her insecurities tested as Fin grew closer to Thomas throughout the story. Things only escalate more as Fin grows more distant amidst the chaos, refusing to confide in her best friend. Unfortunately, the insecurity and jealous twisted her to the point where she becomes 'Blessed' (an angelic version of the Redemptor/Praetora bond) by the angel, Raphael, and attacks Fin.
Vocal Range: Higher to Mid-Ranged
Vocal Personality: Despite her angelic tone of voice, she's got a bunch of spunk to her, which contrasts Fin's quiet and reserved nature. Sera's got her moments where she's serious, but she's balancing character for Fin's reserved nature. She's kind, but she harbors alot of envy in her heart. She's viewed as a modest girl, but actually has a fun and adventurous side to her too.
Vocal Notes:
Sera's a nice girl, don't get me wrong. But she ultimately becomes an antagonist character for Fin, and doesn't meet the most pleasant of endings in the story. Thus, being able to master Sera's kind tone but also being able to shift into her 'Blessed' more fanatic voice is important. Think of it almost on the borderline of yandere once she ends up becoming Blessed.
[laugh] "You really do have an over-active imagination, Fin! You sure you're not just telling me the plot to one of your games? I mean, come on. Vampires? You dying and then having a fish monster revive you? That sounds like a real hoot, if you ask me!"
"Uncle Raph! I was just... Distracted, that's all. [pause and sigh] I'm worried about Fin. She hasn't been keeping in touch much anymore. And when I do try to call and check up on her, she just tells me she has to go before she hangs up on me. Did I do something wrong...? Does..." [voice cracks] "Does she not want to be my friend anymore?"
[increasingly more hysteric] "You... You've been tainted by THEM. Demons! Monster! HERETICS of all things! No... No, no, no! Have you lost your way, Fin?! These monsters have driven you from the arms of our saviors, our angels! You've left me no choice... You must be brought to salvation!"
Although I'm certainly interested in all of the characters I auditioned for, I think this role would suit me the best, and is very intriguing!!
Yes! Sera, I feel, is probably one of my favorite characters in the series, despite her overall character arc hurting me. c': She's a very kind and sweet character with this overall fun side to her, and I think you were able to capture that in her first line really well! There's something about your tone that really kind of contagious, in a way? That little laugh at the beginning really worked well for Sera and her character! For the other two lines though, it gets a little bit trickier because they're more line attributed to her character arc/transformation. Because despite her happy and friendly demeanor, she gradually grows more insecure about the distance between herself and her best friend, Fin. So the second line really shows how sad she is knowing that Fin's hiding something from her and keeps avoiding her. Like, was it Sera's fault Fin's keeping away? How can she fix this? Let that insecurity and kind of sadness really take over at the end because, even if she's trying to find logic in why, her emotions aren't letting her really do that. The third line too... The pausing is key with that delivery there because this is the first time in the series that you see Sera get ANGRY. But she's not angry at Fin. She's angry at these gross demons hurting her friend. And how can she save her friend from the demons? But, uh... Killing her, I guess?! This is a creepy line and very out-of-place for Sera in the context it's being delivered in. So don't hesitate to make it creepy and really show just how intense of a change it is! But these are emotional things that some directional pushing can fix. I really enjoyed your auditions, my friend, so I hope to be able to work with ya in the future! Many thanks for auditioning, and keep on working hard and doing your best! :D
Thank you so much for the very insightful feedback!! This is so fascinating! I can really tell how much you love each of these characters, and the great care you've taken in writing them! I'll definitely record another audition and send it over tomorrow! ^_^