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VOICETESTING

You know how it goes, sometimes you've just gotta make a post for voicetesting. So here we are!! I have never actually played OCs in DWRP and so now I'm weirdly nervous about it so I could use some assistance in ironing some things out! I made this OC with Sable (who plays Blanche) and I'm looking to get a feel for him while I work out some details about his history/etc! Because I'm a simple person, you get murdergame prompts. I'm open to other sorts of prompts or generic jamjars/etc if you'd prefer to do that too! This is just what I could come up with off the top of my head, lmao.

ALARIC THURN

Personal knight of Queen Blanche of the Kingdom of Lamarre, and one half of the duo responsible for a bloody coup that recently put the Queen on the throne. While Alaric looks the part of a royal knight and has the skills to back it up, he's more like a wild dog barely being held back by the leash that is Queen Blanche's morality. He cares about exactly two people besides himself and otherwise would let the world burn if it meant their safety. He really, really, really hates nobles and was all too glad to kill Blanche's siblings!! Cares more about his clothes and his appearance than almost anything else. Well, maybe except for fighting. Remarkably laidback almost all the time, but is he really just that "no thoughts, head empty" or is there more to him...?

Alaric Thurn | Fixated
Occupation: Queen Blanche's personal knight
Age: 26 | Height: 6'1" | Weight: (idk i'm so bad at this section he's not super buff??)
Likes: Queen Blanche, his mom, fighting, fashion, power, money
Dislikes: Nobles, those who misuse their power, ruining his clothes, boredom
Trivia: On average, Alaric ruins three outfits a week!

Prompts will be posted below! Feel free to respond to whichever one(s) interest you or hit me up on plurk to figure out something else! I'm definitely fine with wildcards or just throwing something random out there, so it doesn't have to be murdergame based!

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afterparty;

[Well. That sure was a trial. Unsurprising to all those murdergame vets, but it sure was a hellish experience that involved a lot of yelling, finger-pointing, more yelling, wild theories, and at least one strip search. Someone went to all the effort of preparing food and writing notes to try to get everyone gathered to talk(?) in the dining hall, so Alaric shows up, but it's pretty obvious he's not sure why he's here. Or why this is happening in the first place. He has a little plate with hors d'oeuvres that are just about as fancy as the rest of the food at this place (despite our poor host's attempt at cooking a nice, simple meal) but he's not really eating, just picking at them like maybe he'll eventually take a bite.

Should you come over (or maybe you're waved over by Alaric himself), he'll speak up.]

Isn't this a little morbid?

[...Hmm, maybe he shouldn't have actually said it. Blanche probably would've been making a face at him for that. Oh well, too late to take it back now.]

[ That trial was a lot. Kasumi is certainly too timid to really voice her opinion, and she was among those that were lost and unsure of when to say anything -- if she knew what to say at all. She's not quite used to dealing with death, even if fighting isn't something she's somewhat accustomed to.

She has a simple piece of toast with her; she's decided that she's not going to finish eating it, so she's on her way to toss it in the trash when Alaric waves her over. Morbid sure is an understatement.

Kasumi simply nods and glances away, clearly unhappy with their predicament. Her voice is quiet when she responds: ]

Yes... I understand the sentiment, but even so...

[ With all the yelling and hostility going around, she doesn't feel like having a gathering is the play, here. And yet, here she is. ]

Edited 2022-10-03 05:47 (UTC)

[The trial's the part that's bugging Alaric more than the murder - but then, it's not like it's the first time he's seen one of those. Or maybe it's the execution more than the trial itself... though really, nothing about that was okay.]

Seems kinda half-assed, if you ask me. [no one did, though??] We're a group of people who've only known each other for a week, and half of us were at each others' throats an hour ago. Acting like this is all such a shame feels...

[He trails off, then waves a hand.]

Hollow.

[...Yeah, Blanche would definitely be giving him A Look right now. So he sighs and rubs the back of his head. He's not exactly sorry for being an asshole, but he can acknowledge that Kasumi probably doesn't deserve to be the one dealing with this.]

Anyway, you thinking of ditching?

[ Kasumi was among those who didn't show up at the execution, for obvious reasons, and she glances back at him with a frown. He has a point. ]

It's a terrible situation...but...we are all still strangers, in the end.

[ And she doesn't quite mind that. Honestly, people are hard enough to deal with as is, and as much as she likes helping them, interacting is an entirely different matter.

At his question, she looks down at her toast. ]

Most likely... It's like you've said. This doesn't feel very fulfilling. I think I'd like some air.

[ A beat, then: ]

You can join, if you'd like. Being with everyone else is a little stifling...

[Yeah, definitely too much. Though her response is polite enough, it's something he should likely be mindful of in the future...]

I was thinking the same thing. No sense sticking around here for something that's not working for me.

[Or perhaps more accurately, something that's kind of setting him on edge. It's not quite pissing him off, but it's definitely getting some kind of weird reaction from him. So Alaric rises, sweeping his cape behind him as he moves to join Kasumi.]

Lead on, then.

[It's a light remark; he'll follow wherever she wants to go, since she did invite him, after all.]

Yes, of course.

[ And she leads him out of the room, trying to slip away before anyone tries to rope them back in. Thankfully, RNG has decided that she is able to make a clean getaway! And, assuming Alaric has, too, she'll go out into the courtyard.

Once she's there, she lets out a loud sigh, followed by a sheepish laugh. ]

Well, it looks like we're free from all of that! And...thank you for accompanying me. It's easier to talk about things out here, I think.

[ And, speaking of which: ]

...What did you think about the trial, if I may ask?

[We're free!! The courtyard's quiet at this time of night since most people are still either in the dining room or have already retired, so it's just the two of us.]

Not a problem. Thank you for putting up with my ranting.

[It's not an apology - because he isn't sorry - but that much he can express easily enough. It's the question that follows after that gets him to incline his head a bit, gaze darting elsewhere. For once, he almost looks serious.]

I'm wondering what the point of all of it was. Not the killer and their role in all of that - I get that.

[They wanted to go home and they were willing to kill someone for it.]

I mean our "Overseer" and what they're getting out of all of this. Why set it up like this to begin with? What's the point in these trials? Last I checked, "trials" were supposed to be fair and there was nothing fair about this.

[Not for the killer, but certainly not for the rest of them either.]

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