Hiya! I'm a huge homestuck fan and when Pesterquest was released I couldn't resist making a fandub for it. This is the 2nd casting call for the project. All the beta kids have already been casted, save for Rose who needs to be recasted.
Please note that this is a long-term project. I plan to dub the entire game. If you do not wish to dedicate your time to it, please do not audition. That being said, I understand that things happen and I'm super lenient when it comes to deadlines. Just keep me posted!
Steam game link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144030/Pesterquest/
1st casting call link: https://www.castingcall.club/projects/pesterquest-fandub-homestuck
Requirements:
- Have some prior knowledge of Homestuck
- Be prepared to stay for this long-term project
- A good quality mic; little to no background noise
- Have a Discord
- Be expressive/emotive, unless your role tells you otherwise
- Have fun!
Currently, I edit these videos but I would love to have a couple more people on board to help speed up the process.
Skills you will need to use as an editor:
- Adjust audio levels (+music)
- Slow down/speed up gameplay to match audio lines
- Good pacing
Link an example of your work
Say something you think would fit
Volume 2
"Rose's personality can be described as one of stoic intelligence. There's no denying that she's one of the smartest characters, and she isn't reluctant to show it through inventive use of her extensive vocabulary. She can seem snarky and even hurtful at times due to her constant sarcastic tone, and is fairly reclusive, rarely initiating conversation unless it is important. She conceals her true feelings rather well." -Homestuck wiki
I imagine her having a relatively steady tone while speaking (but not monotone!) and full of composure.
If you think something else would sound better for Rose feel free to try it out! I'm open to other interpretations.
"Your predilections toward mailman mimicry weren't all that John told me about. He also said that you had...certain powers. Powers of teleportation and time travel. I told him that he must be mistaken, since it's a well-known and accepted fact that magic, although a popular and highly engaging subject of fiction, is fake as hell."
(talking about alcohol) "I've often wondered what, exactly, the merits of consuming this are. It tastes, quite literally, like burning."
(takes a sip) "Bluh! That's terrible!"
Volume 9, Route 2
"Sollux Captor, also known by his Trollian handle, twinArmageddons, is one of the trolls. His associated zodiac sign is Gemini. Sollux seems introverted and is the last troll to talk to the kids, as he saw it as juvenile. As a lowblood, Sollux possesses an incredible psychic diversity. He has been seen using telekinesis, using psionic blasts, having visions of the future, hearing the voices of the soon-to-be-dead, and putting bees to sleep. Sollux is said to have bipolar disorder. The bipolar mood swings can be noticed in how Sollux changes his mind about subjects (being really into some things that he previously didn't care about or no longer caring about things he seemed to be excited about before), his impulsive destructive behavior and his impulsivity in general. He is also self-deprecating and beats himself up about little things such as how he doesn't think he is good enough as a hacker even when he is apeshit bananas at computers." -Homestuck Wiki
All interpretations welcome!
"you look 2iick. ii dont actually giive a fuck but ple2se dont puke on my 2hoe2."
[I'm fine.]
"that 2ound2 liike bull2hiit but iill beliieve iit 2iince ii dont want two make thii2 any more awkward.
ii'm 2ollux.
youre that aliien everyone2 talkiing about arent you?"
(MC asked Sollux why he took the train if he could fly this whole time)
"cant a dude ju2t be 2uper fuckiing jazzed about publiic tran2portatiion?
fuck the entiire planet and it2 2tupiid fuckiing hemo2pectrum 2y2tem, but at lea2t the traiin can take you where you need two go for the mo2t part."
(freaking out) "we need two leave iimmediiately."
[Why?]
"you don't under2tand.
thii2 guy here ii2 goiing two diie and were goiing two go wiith hiim iif we dont get out riight fuckiing now."
Volume 8 Route 2
"Aradia Megido, also known by her Trollian handle, apocalypseArisen, is one of the trolls. Aradia lost most of her interest in ordinary activities after her death, and appears to be constantly bored. Breaking things is the only way she is comfortable in showing her emotions. She refuses to allow herself to acknowledge that she has emotions because it makes her feel safe to feel nothing. Before her death, she seems to have been happier and more enthusiastic. Post death, she has since stopped caring about both archaeology and role playing, along with essentially all of her former interests. Her ability to hear the dead, including her ancestors, may have also contributed to her archaeological exploits." -Homestuck Wiki
Please differentiate between her "ghost" and "alive" sides.
Voice Ref: https://youtu.be/y28Mkv0yzlY?t=225
All interpretations welcome!
(gh0st)
"y0u are like me. the dead speak t0 y0u.
y0u w0uld d0 well t0 pay attenti0n.
a mantle 0f d00med s0uls leashed t0 y0u.
i w0nder just h0w many times y0u have died."
(alive)
Note: emphasize "time" as if it's an inside joke
"this is not the first time we have met.
though it is hard to say how long has passed since then.
time passes differently out here."
(alive)
"the answers you want are at the end of your path.
the only way to find them is to get them to come to you.
and they will."
(cheery) "it will all make sense then."
Volume 5, Route 1
"Karkat Vantas, also known by his Trollian handle carcinoGeneticist, is one of the trolls and is one of the main characters in Homestuck. His associated zodiac sign is Cancer. Karkat is a very crabby troll, in more ways than one. He spends a lot of time insulting and ranting about both his friends and the kids. This demeanor is maybe inspired from the stereotype that people under the Cancer sign are said to be moody and crabby. He constantly insults others, supporting his arguments with what seems to be empty logic. In keeping with the cantankerous theme of his personality, he rarely smiles. He is also often seen screaming, pounding his fists against his keyboard, or generally raging when talking to anyone. He is not particularly patient when explaining himself, making even his most sound advice appear to be random insults." - HS Wiki
A hoarse, always angry voice
Voice Ref: https://twitter.com/HSPesterquest/status/1183036038295326720
Other interpretations are welcome!
"HEY IDIOT.
YOU'RE SITTING ON THE GROUND WAITING FOR SUNRISE. SO YOU'RE EITHER A JADEBLOOD OR A MORON.
AND I KNOW THE ONLY JADEBLOOD WHO LIVES OUTSIDE THE CAVERNS AND SHE'S A LOT BETTER LOOKING THAN YOU.
SO WHAT THE HELL. WHO ARE YOU. YOU'RE NOT A TROLL."
"OKAY, ASSHOLE. WHAT WERE YOU DOING WATCHING ME IN MY DREAM LIKE SOME HORNLESS CASTE-POSING PERVERT?
I CAN'T EVEN RETREAT INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS ANYMORE, IS THAT IT? I WON'T EVEN SLIDE INTO THE NASCENT RELIEF OF DEATH WITHOUT AN ALIEN STALKING ME.
DID ONE OF MY 'FRIENDS' PUT YOU UP TO THIS?
WAS IT SOLLUX?
EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE PASTIME--MAKE KARKAT'S LIFE EVEN MORE OF A CONSTANT, EFFERVESCENT SHITSHOW."
(freaking out as a looming shadow approaches)
"OH FUCK
OH FUCK ME
OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK"
"Gamzee Makara, also known by his Trollian handle, terminallyCapricious, is one of the trolls in Homestuck. His associated zodiac sign is Capricorn. Gamzee appears to be the troll equivalent of a Juggalo, belonging to a cult of capricious minstrels, and his text is littered with references to the Juggalo subculture. Though he swears quite a bit, he is a very good-natured and laid back troll. He is without question a supportive friend and will do things and make sacrifices, even stop eating sopor-slime pies and drinking his wicked elixir, Faygo, at the request of a friend. Because of his magnanimous personality, Gamzee will frequently act as an advisor or even a therapist to his friends, such as Karkat and Eridan, if they are experiencing emotional stress, though his usual counseling involves them waiting for a miracle." -Homestuck Wiki
All interpretations welcome!
Just be sure to differentiate his stoned and sober sides.
(MC asks what's in the pie)
"Oh DaNg BrOtHeR a NuTrImErCeNaRy nEvEr GiVeS aWaY hIs SeCrEt InGrEdIeNt.
AlLs YoU nEeD tO kNoW iS tHiS iS...
tHe GoOd ShIt.
YoU wAnT tO sEe ThE mIrAcLeS tHe WaY i SeE tHeM, i KnOw YoU dO.
i CaN hEaR iT iN yOuR vOiCe, I cAn SeE iT iN yOuR sEe-StAlKs, ThIs Is ThE sHiT tHaT iS gOnNa PuT yOu AlL tHe WaY uP oVeR tHe ToP."
(sober Gamzee)
"oh hey there motherfucker.
YOU'RE LATE."
[You should have kept doing your drugs if this was the alternative! Talk about an overreaction!]
"OVERREACTION?
isn't no fucking reaction, little aberrant spec of wormmeat.
THIS IS THE TRUE GOD'S JUDGEMENT.
he came to me, motherfucker. he spoke his words in my ear.
HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S EVER BOTHERED TO SAY MOTHERFUCKIN TRUTHS TO ME."
"HONK honk HONK honk"
Volume 5, Route 2
"Kanaya Maryam, also known by her Trollian handle grimAuxiliatrix, is one of the Hivebent Trolls. Her associated zodiac sign is Virgo. Kanaya is a unique troll in the sense that she enjoys the rays of the Alternian sun, though whether or not this is a trait found in all Jadebloods is unknown. She is the only troll yet to have taken a liking to the art of landscaping, using her chainsaw/lipstick to saw away at the trees to create topiary outside of her hive. Kanaya is also very creative, taking a particular interest in fashion (not a standard troll attribute) and colorful patterns. She is an avid reader of horror and romance novels, and also has a fascination for Alternia's version of vampires, the rainbow drinkers." -Homestuck Wiki
Motherly and sophisticated
All Interpretations welcome!
(MC encourages Kanaya to tell Vriska how she feels)
"What Would Be The Point
Shes Not Even Into The Relationship We Have Now
Theres No Way Shed Want To Take It In A More
Crimson Direction"
(things aren't going great with her crush and she's not in the mood for anything right now)
"Oh Great Just What I Need
Someone I Dont Know Here In A Delicate Emotional Time To Witness My Compromised State
Whenever I Am On the Precipice Of Romantic Disaster I Always Think To Myself
I Wish A Deformed stranger Was In My House Refusing To Leave
Just To Bear Witness To My Inelegant Suffering"
Volume 6, Route 2
"Vriska Serket, also known by her Trollian handle arachnidsGrip, is one of the trolls. Her associated zodiac sign is Scorpio. Vriska is, more often than not, a huge bitch. She gets easily bored, makes shady deals with people, does horrible things to her 8oring friends, and then slams herself because nobody likes her or - even worse - hates her enough. Vriska believes that bad things constantly happen to her because she has terrible luck. On other occasions, though, Vriska holds herself in high regard - she often brags about her exploits in Flarp, or just about herself in general." -Homestuck Wiki
All interpretations welcome!
(teaching MC how to FLARP)
"Look, it's simple. Pick a name and roll up some stats.
For example, I am Marquise Spinneret Mindfang.
I'm the scourge of the high seas, an undefeated champion of naval FLARP!
My colors on the horizon turn even high8loods into sniveling cowards!"
(when asked why she likes FLARPing)
"Every8ody's throwing shapes every day and acting like something, right?
8ut most people are so 8ORING!!!!!!!! They don't dress up, they don't act, they're always so o8sessed with 8eing the exact kind of troll they were yesterday.
May8e you don't HAVE to 8e the same. May8e you can go on message8oards and try out 8eing someone new and find out you like it?
May8e its nice to 8e called something your lusus doesn't call you?
And meet people who only ever knew you as the girl online or on the other ship who is like super 8adass and good at things?
Come oooooooon. You can't tell me you've never wanted to 8e someone else."
Volume 7 Route 1
"Equius Zahhak, also known by his Trollian handle centaursTesticle, is one of the trolls. His associated zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Equius is a complicated and initially disturbing troll. He is a firm believer in the blood-caste system and believes one should respect those higher than them and is personally disgusted by those who are lower. He is brilliant enough to build his own robots, intending to destroy them in bouts of rage. He has an appreciation for fine Alternian musclebeast art, depicting extremely muscular and well-endowed beasts displaying their brutish strength." -Homestuck wiki
All interpretations welcome!
"I see you're an aficionado of the sweetest of nectars.
This speak% to the likelihood of your nobility, which is reassuring. I may be able to over100k the circumstances of our meeting, then.
If you can provide STRONG evidence, of course.
Tell me, are you also a hoofbeast art enthusiast?"
(after MC time travels and finds out how Equius broke his horn)
(gradually gets angrier as he realizes what happened) "Wait. You were there. I don't know how I didn't remember.
I a%epted your offer of friendship and you repay me with this tomf001ery.
You knew how it happened all this time, and yet you played ignorant, jockeying for position as someone in my trust, only to play me for a f001."
(MC tries to explain themself) "Do not e%plain time travel to me!
What do you take me for?
I don't know what it is you want from me, but you will not receive it."
Volume 7 Route 2:
"Terezi Pyrope, also known by her Trollian handle, gallowsCalibrator, is one of the trolls in Homestuck. Her associated zodiac sign is Libra. Terezi can be civil, flirty, manipulative, and derisive in her interactions. Her drive for justice results in some callous and cruel actions, the majority of which she has been shown to be deeply affected by and regret later on." -Homestuck wiki
All interpretations welcome!
(MC makes a joke)
"H4H4H4H4H4H4!!
'H4NG UPS.'
G4LLOWS HUMOR 1S 4N 4DM1R4BL3 QU4L1TY, BUT SUCH CROWD PL34S1NG TH34TR1CS W1LL NOT SP4R3 YOU FROM TH3 FULL W31GHT OF...TH3 LAW!! >:]"
"YOU TH1NK 1M M4K1NG TH1S UP???
DO 1 R34LLY LOOK L1K3 TH3 K1ND OF G1RL WHO WOULD R4NDOMLY COMM1T UNPROMPT3D 4ND UNJUST1F13D MURD3R ON 4 WHIM?
NO, YOU KNOW WH4T? F1N3.
1F YOU3 GONN4 B3 4 P3D4NT1C SNOTNUBB3D L1TTL3 W1GGL3R 4BOUT 1T, 1LL JUST R3C1T3 TH3 WHOL3 FUCK1NG L4W V3RB4T1M!"
(MC calls Terezi out on being a hypocrite since she won't kill Karkat for the crime of being a mutant, but she would kill MC
"Does she think that everyone else who dies at cour or gets culled in their own hives deserves what they get, just because she doesn't know them personally?")
(somber) "1T DO3SNT M4TT3R WH4T 1 TH1NK. TH1S 1S JUST HOW TH1NGS 4R3.
1T SUCKS, BUT 1T WOULD SUCK 4 LOT WORS3 TO B3 K1LL3D FOR S4YING SO.
4ND TH3N WHO WOULD PROT3CT K4RK4T? WHO WOULD PROT3CT... >:[
1 C4NT H3LP 3V3RYON3, CH3RRY CH33KS. 1 C4N B4R3LY H3LP MY FR13NDS.
M4YB3 1F 1 ST1CK TO 1T LONG 3NOUGH, 1 C4N CH4NG3 TH1NGS FROM TH3 1NS1D3.
TH4TS TH3 B3ST 4NY OF US C4N HOP3 FOR."
Appears in Vriska's route
"Doc Scratch is an officer of Lord English and the first guardian of Alternia, meant to protect the planet, as well as facilitate the planet's "ultimate purpose." Being omniscient, he is an extremely skilled manipulator. Doc Scratch was developed by Hussie with a devil figure in mind. It is no surprise, then, that he is a master at manipulating people and events to his own ends." -Homestuck Wiki
All interpretations welcome!
"You really do spend too much time around willful little girls. It may start to give you ideas.
Ideas of choice. Of challenge.
You're relevant because those holding the strings decided you're relevant. An observer.
The show must go on. But don't make the mistake these little ingrates did. It can go on without you. The bits that really matter, at least."
Appears in Vriska's route
"Boldir Lamati is a young Alternian troll living in Outglut during the time period of Hiveswap. Her Troll Call bullet points were "big coat, bigger secrets," "on a mission to expose the deep-state lunacracy," and "foil-lined hat protects her from celestial influences." Boldir is a calm and collected individual, not prone to unexpected bursts of emotion. She also appears to be incredibly well-read, given her ability to understand the details regarding destiny and causality." -Homestuck Wiki
"She is also noted to speak in a stage whisper of sorts, though her diction remains clear and eloquent."
All interpretations welcome!
[I don't know what I'm doing.]
"(youre going where the river takes you)
(but things are different now)
(there is a great power within you that you are just now realizing)
(the power to shape the river, to use its waters to scour the lands as you please)
(a power even he doesnt fully understand)"
"(dont be afraid)
(dont let anyone tell you that this story belongs to them)
(not him. not anyone)"
Volume 8, Route 1
"Tavros Nitram, also known by his Trollian handle adiosToreador, is one of the trolls. Due to an accident during one of his Flarping sessions, he has ended up a paraplegic. Tavros is just too sensitive to be a decent troll. He sucks at trolling and usually ends up getting trolled himself. On the surface, he seems innocently ignorant of his own shortcomings as a troll, or mockery from others - Karkat says he's unable to truly hate anyone, even the thorn in his paw, Vriska." -Homestuck Wiki
All interpretations welcome!
(falls down a hill)
"aAAAAAAAAAAA,"
uUUUURGH,"
"tHANK YOU, wEIRD AND UGLY ALIEN STRANGER,
oH, iNTRODUCTORILY SPEAKING, i SHOULD SAY THAT MY NAME IS tAVROS,
i WAS ATTEMPTING TO SCALE TOWARD THE TOWER,
tO ACQUIRE A RARE fIDUSPAWN gO MONSTER, wHAT IS NAMED wOLVULPINE,
iT's RANKED aETHER-mYTHIC-tRIPLERARE CLASS, wHICH IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL, aT LEAST CONCERNING MONSTERS THAT CAN BE FOUND IN LOWERBLOODED NEIGHBORHOODS,
bUT, iT APPEARS TO BE TRAGICALLY OUT OF MY REACH, nO MATTER HOW MUCH i BELIEVE IN MY ABILITY TO PURSUE IT,"
Volume 9, Route 1
"Nepeta Leijon, also known by her Trollian handle, arsenicCatnip, is one of the trolls. Her associated zodiac sign is Leo. Nepeta likes friendly roleplaying and has a naive view of everything. She lives in a cave and hunts and eats animals, then occasionally wears their fur and paints with their blood. In fact, she uses this blood along with soot and ash to create wall art, such as storyboards for a comic and her shipping wall." -Homestuck Wiki
All interpretations welcome!
":33 < *the wild lioness sits back on her haunches and contemplates the stranger*
:33 < *ac licks her snout and tries to figure out who has happened upawn her den*
:33 < a furriend?
:33 < a foe?
(menacingly) :33 < dinner purrhaps??"
(talking to her lusus)
":33 < awwww who is a good kitty?? who is the very best kitty???
:33 < pounce we have a guest fur dinner!
:33 < they know equius!!!!
(turns to MC) :33 < you do right??
Volume 10, Route 1
"Eridan Ampora, also known by his Trollian handle caligulasAquarium, is one of the sea dwelling trolls. His associated zodiac sign is Aquarius. Eridan has an affection for tales of historical leaders, conquerors, and military history. His passion for these extravagant stories of conquest and glory lends itself to his overly theatrical mannerisms and his massive ego. As a result, people tend to see him as a "bit of a tool". He is described by Kanaya as overbearing, to the point where he has been blocked on Trollian by Vriska, of all trolls. He also likes magic and wizards, even though he knows that magic obviously doesn't exist. This may be a contributing factor in his vaguely Harry Potter-esque appearance. He loathes Land Dwellers and the litter they produce. His hate for Land Dwellers extends to such a level that he has devoted himself to killing them all, as a result of an overpowering genocide complex." -Homestuck Wiki
posh posh posh
All interpretations welcome!
"hey
you ovver there
yeah im talkin to you
(unamused) the one lookin around to see if theres anyone else im talkin to wwhen youre literally the only other person around for miles
yes thank you for pointing to yourself"
"tell you wwhat
if you cant compensate me wwith cash maybe wee could find an alternativve method of payment"
[Oh god no.]
(pissed) "no no shut the fuck up im not talking about anything dirty or heinous or anythin givve me a little bit of fuckin credit
listen im still messed up ovver fef and vvris breakin my heart as carelessly as a purrbeast knocks ovver a wwine glass shatterin it into a million pieces
if you couldnt tell by my beachgazin im vvery lonely
(hesitant) wwhat i wwant is for you to accompany me on...
a little friendly outing"
Volume 10, Route 2
"Feferi Peixes, also known by her Trollian handle cuttlefishCuller, is one of the trolls. Her associated zodiac sign is Pisces. She is a sea dweller, and the former heiress to the throne of the Alternian Empire. Of all the trolls, Feferi is the highest on the Hemospectrum, and is a radical reformist in that she wishes to make Alternia a nicer place by redefining the word "culling" to mean "caring for the unfit". However, she seems to be very misguided, and her introduction page hints that her ideas are very naive and likely would not work out the way she'd want them to. Despite the heavy burden of keeping her lusus fed and once having to face the Empress, Feferi gets really excited easily and is very perky and energetic when talking to other trolls. She is eager, does not put on airs of superiority like the blue bloods, and is never shown to be purposely cruel to anyone because of their blood color." -Homestuck Wiki
All interpretations welcome!
")(ow did you manage to appear from now)(ere like t)(at? You almost gave me a )(eart attack! Glubglub!!"
(cheerful) "I am t)(e )(ig)(est Being on Alternia. Most of t)(e time. I'm t)(e future -Empress, )(eiress to t)(e T)(rone of t)(e Alternian -Empire!!
(irked) W)(ic)( is a great big glubbing pile of w)(ale poop as far as I'm concerned!!"
"T)(e sea-dwellers t)(ink t)(ey're so muc)( betta t)(an everybody else, but t)(ey're just a bunc)( of s)(ellfis)(, arrogant bass)(oles!"
![origins [auditions]](https://d1m9vqlvl3fy94.cloudfront.net/project/attachment/332552/default_1127800CCCOriginsIMG.jpg)
