Worm Full-Cast Production - Arc 3: Agitation
Project Overview
Worm: A Full-Cast production is a fan audiobook adaptation of Wildbow’s web serial Worm. Worm is a web serial about an introverted teenage girl with an unconventional superpower.
This project is a continuation of the previous project, Worm Full-Cast Production - Arc 2: Insinuation. This round of auditions focuses on characters that are introduced in Agitation, the third arc of the story. The project will release on a chapter-by-chapter basis, but those cast as characters will record all of those characters' lines in advance.
Please submit raw files, free of any filters or processing. No need to include an introduction (AKA a slate) - only the requested voice lines are needed. Include your Discord name, including four digit # tag.
Auditions
The roles we need, in order of appearance, are:
- Emma Barnes
- Sophia Hess / Shadow Stalker
- Rachel Lindt / Bitch
- Dennis / Clockblocker
- Carlos / Aegis
- Director Emily Piggot
- Dean Stansfield / Gallant
- Chris / Kid Win
- Missy Biron / Vista
- Hannah / Miss Militia
- Interlude 3.x Narrator
Announcements for arc 3 casting are TBA.
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Emma is ~15 at the story's beginning, a pretty girl with red hair who works as an amateur model. She was formerly Taylor Hebert's best friend, but after a traumatic event she befriended Sophia Hess and adopted an "only the strong are worthy" view of the world. Now she is Taylor's main bully.
[Mocking, purposefully hurtful.]
“Every time I see you, it’s this irritating little reminder of time I wasted being your friend. You know those embarrassing events in your past that make you cringe when you think back on them? For me, that’s basically every sleepover, every juvenile conversation, every immature game you dragged me into.” (4.1)
[Worried, curious.]
“…Are you hurt? What happened?”
“Seriously, you’ve got me worried. You’re making it sound like this important thing, and you woke me up at ten past three in the morning, so it had better be important. Dish. Explain.” (10.x)
[Desperate to find something that will rile the other up. "Hebert" is pronounced "heeb-ert".]
“I’ve seen you break down in tears one too many times to buy that you don’t care. You’re a wimp, Hebert, a coward. You just want to look strong, pretend you’re something other than what you are.”
“You keep trying to run, Hebert, like a coward. You should thank me.” (20.3)
Sophia is an athletic and pretty woman, but aggressive and easy to anger.
At the story's beginning she is 15 years old, and at the end she is 18. In costume as Shadow Stalker she is even more aggressive and angry. She is serving as a Ward as a condition of her parole for having nearly killed a man.
Sophia's secret identity as Shadow Stalker is intended to be an important twist; auditions should take that into account.
This is a continuation of the casting from Arc 2, to garner a wider pool of auditions, and may close early if needed.
[In costume, as Shadow Stalker. Talking about someone she bullies while not in costume, but who doesn't know this. Don't include narration.]
Shadow Stalker bound my wrists with what I guessed was a plastic wrist-tie. Too tight. Then she turned to my dad, and her voice was hushed. “Look at this crowd. These people. They’re scared. A place like this, with this much suppressed panic, fear and worry, this many people close together? I don’t care if your daughter is an idiot or just ill. She’s proven to be volatile in a powder-keg situation. It’s both dangerous and stupid to have her here. You can cut off the plasti-cuffs when she’s separated from anyone she might harm.” (5.3)
[Out of costume, as Sophia. "Hebert" is pronounced "heeb-ert".]
Sophia gave me a look of pure loathing, “You’re a coward, Hebert. A rat. You know you’re a nerd, you’re flat chested, scrawny. Nobody likes you, nobody wants you for a friend, you’re not good at anything. So you run, you hide, skip school, stay quiet, don’t do anything with your waste of a life. And if things get tough, if anyone decides to have a little fun at your expense, you go crying to the people in charge, because you can’t take it.” (7.5)
[In costume, as Shadow Stalker. Responding to a question from her teammate. Her actions are being controlled by someone else.]
“Because I’ve been up since five in the morning, it’s well past midnight now, and I’m going to have to start doing fucking paperwork the second we get these guys in a cell. I’m not allowed to walk away until they’re in custody, so if I let you foam them, I’m going to have to wait another half an hour to an hour for the solvent to get mixed and brought to them, five or ten minutes for it to work. Fuck that, they’re down. Listen to the hero who just took down a whole fucking team and get them in the truck.” (10.2)
Rachel is 16 at the story's beginning, and 19 at the end. She has a muscular build, with shaggy hair that she combs with her fingers at most. She usually has a glower on her face, and her standard mode is angry and brusque.
Her psychology has been changed by her power to more closely match that of a dog than of a human, having trouble understanding human behavior and getting along closely with her dogs; but even beforehand she was barely educated and remains nearly illiterate. She is easy to anger, but respects those who prove themselves to be dominant over her.
There is no difference between her in "civilian" garb as Rachel, and "in-costume" as Bitch - her identity is public knowledge, and she doesn't differentiate between the two.
This is a continuation of the casting from Arc 2, to garner a wider pool of auditions, and may close early if needed. Those who auditioned in Arc 2 are advised to seek voice feedback and apply again.
[Telling off a total stranger for letting their daughter pet her dog.]
“He’s an abused dog, you know. Before I owned him, he was mistreated. Until he hurt someone so badly they needed amputation. I rescued him before he was put down. And you just let your kid walk up to him and start clawing at him. Do you understand what could have happened? That he could have killed or maimed your fucking mouthbreather of a child?” (4.x)
[Calmly explaining something to someone she normally has a standoffish relationship with.]
“Heartworms have a bacteria inside them. When they die, the bacteria gets released into the dog. Having a vet treat it is a long process that involves injecting arsenic into muscles and lots of antibiotics. Like this, his body won’t just kill them, but it can kill the disease. He’ll be fine by tomorrow.” (7.2)
[Furious at what she perceives as another betrayal by someone she's grown close to. Shouting. Don't include narration.]
“Find her!” she shouted. “Find Skitter! Hurt! Kill!” (16.12)
Dennis is 17 at the story's beginning, and 21 at the end. He's about average height, with red hair and blue eyes. He is sarcastic and constantly jokes, and shows a willingness to bend or ignore the rules if they annoy him; he grows more serious throughout the story. He is mostly seen in-costume, as Clockblocker.
[Speaking to a therapist about his worries and fatalism.]
“We’re fighting a war. The consequences don’t seem to hit the bad guys as hard. We fight Leviathan, and people act like we won, because the casualty rates were lower than they’ve been in nine years. Slaughterhouse Nine come, and again, there’s a lot of people who act like it was a victory because only half of them made it out of the city. Nobody but me seems to notice that, hey, those guys still lived. They escaped.” (18.z, Donation Bonus #3)
[They've known for years that the world will be ending soon, just not how. He's guessing that part. Don't include narration.]
“See, I don’t think it’s the wrong power in the wrong hands,” Clockblocker said. “I think it’s a joke. Humanity destroys itself, and all these powers, they just open the door to let it happen. It’s not going to be some villain overlord or even a monster like Jack who does it. I’m more liable to believe the world ends because of some deluded, fat, pimply faced punk kid that lives off pizza and mountain dew. There’s no damn point to it, but sometimes I look at the idiots, the selfish assholes and the maniacs that fill this world and I think that’s all we deserve.” (26.3)
[The PR manager is giving someone else a hard time, for a change. Don't include narration.]
“Lucky, lucky you,” Clockblocker whispered to me, covering his ear with his hand, “You get his attention right from the start, and I’m willing to bet he’s not going to leave you alone. It almost makes me feel better about the time you crammed those bugs into my mouth and ears.” (23.1)
Carlos is nearly 18 and Hispanic, about to graduate from the Wards, and is recognized as an effective and intelligent leader. His power gives him unique biology that makes him especially survivable - in his one appearance in the story, he has a punctured lung that changes the sound of his voice.
[Someone just asked what's wrong with his voice. Don't include narration.]
“Punctured lung, ma’am,” Aegis rasped, “I think there’s a hole in my front and back.” (3.x)
[Normally he would do the debriefing. Don't include narration.]
“We debrief,” Aegis grunted, “Gallant or Clockblocker handles it. You two decide.” (3.x)
[Someone is going to complain that she wasn't present for a fight, but keeping her out of it was his goal. Don't include narration.]
“Part of the reason,” Aegis grunted out the words, “I told her to stay. Don’t need that. I’m going to shower. Patch myself up. You guys debrief.” (3.x)
Emily Piggot is an obese woman, stubborn and strong-willed. She's the Director of the Parahuman Response Team in the city where the story is set, a major antagonist for the main characters. Her name is pronounced with a a silent T (Pig-oh).
[Discussing a new hero who definitely isn't just another that's been rebranded after committing a crime. Don't include narration.]
"If you have a valid concern about Defiant," Director Piggot spoke, "I think it would benefit us all to hear it."
He opened his mouth to speak, but she'd already raised her hand to stop him. “Rest assured, Triumph, if you were to allege criminal activity, we would arrest and detain him until a case could be made. We’d pull him off this wholly voluntary task and if your charges were serious enough, send him to the Birdcage. I suppose we’d have to adjust Dragon’s battle plan against the Nine, she would likely be forced to rethink her idea of having the suits stationed in Brockton Bay, so she was better able to defend herself.” (Interlude 15; Rory Christner)
[When younger. She's woken up after being injured by a supervillain, and has just expressed that she's glad she didn't gain powers herself. Don't include narration.]
“They’re monsters. Freaks. Lunatics. They fight only because they have the impression that they’re stronger than their opponents, and when they aren’t they run.” She thought of the squad of capes that had accompanied them. “They abandon the rest of us.” (16.x)
[One of her captors has just threatened to pick her apart.]
“Please do. Waste time. You won’t accomplish much. Look at me. You know as well as I do that I wear my shame and disappointment on the outside, for the world to see. I had the muscles of my legs torn apart years ago on the job, lost the ability to keep up exercise, coupled with hours behind a desk, hours of the dialysis and recovery from surgeries, no time to take care of myself with work. I know I’m ugly, I know I’m fat. There’s nothing you could say to me that I haven’t said to myself a hundred times over.” (16.3)
Gallant is nearly eighteen, and is charismatic and chivalrous. He has a power that allows him to sense the emotions of others, and he uses it to generally be a nice guy.
[Beginning to debrief the group about their recent failure to stop a bank robbery. Don't include narration.]
“Okay guys,” Gallant said, “Before we get started, I think it’s important to make some things clear. First off, most importantly, today was not a failure. I’d even say that today was a win for the good guys, and we start establishing that here and now.” (3.x)
[Sheepishly requesting medical attention as an excuse to have a private conversation with the person supplying it. Don't include narration.]
Gallant hesitantly raised his hand, “One of Hellhound’s dogs slammed into me. I think I might have a broken rib. Paramedics cleared me, but I want to be extra sure I’m not risking a punctured lung or something.” (3.x)
[Was just asked if someone is becoming like her father, who was a villain. Don't include narration.]
Gallant let out a slow breath, “I could say no, that you’re never going to be like your father. But I’d be lying. Any of us, all of us, we run the risk of finding our own way down that path. I can see the strain you’re experiencing, the stress. I’ve seen people snap because of less. So yeah. It’s possible.” (3.x)
Chris is in his late teens, ~14 at the story's beginning and ~17 at its end. At the beginning of the story (first two lines) he's uncertain of himself. At the end of the story (final line) he is confident and experienced.
[His boss has just ordered that his weapon, which he used without permission, be dismantled. Don't include narration.]
“I started on the Alternator Cannon so I’d have something to bring out in case of a Class A threat,” Kid Win said, “Getting rid of it would be such a waste. I don’t care if I never get to use it again. Give it to your PRT squad. I’ll teach someone how it works. You can mount it on one of your trucks or something.” (3.x)
[Thinking, beating himself up over his failures.]
I can make something like this, which is brilliant, then I go and dismantle my fricking hoverboard to get parts for a project I never even finish. Idiot. (9.4)
[Confidently laying out options. Don't include narration.]
“We can seal off the stairwell access with containment foam,” Kid Win spoke up. “Seize the elevator, to prevent access to the cells. If there’s an attack, we shut down the elevator. In the worst case scenario, they can’t get her out before reinforcements arrived from other cities.” (22.1)
Hannah is in her 30s throughout the story. She's rational and steady, but dislikes being put in difficult leadership positions, preferring to follow, although she's described as a natural leader. She's Eastern European, and an immigrant to the United States, although her accent is (almost entirely) gone. In costume as Miss Militia she wears an American flag scarf over the lower half of her face, and is proud to be an American.
[Showcasing her effectiveness as a leader, even when it comes to backroom dealing. Don't include narration. "Piggot" is pronounced "Pig-oh"]
Hannah frowned, “Alright. This is what you do, then. Propose Shadow Stalker and Kid Win. If Piggot does refuse Shadow Stalker, and you should make an argument that Shadow Stalker might need a change of scenery, Piggot will have a harder time refusing Browbeat, right after.”
“If she doesn’t agree to giving away either of the two, and you really should play hardball on that, you can offer Clockblocker. He graduates this summer, anyways, and I’d say he’s got enough friends and contacts here that he might apply to come back to Brockton Bay to join our Protectorate when he turns eighteen. Best case scenario for us, and it’s not like Boston or New York need more capes.” (7.x)
[Practical, rational, ruthless. Don't include narration.]
I could make out Miss Militia shaking her head. “I’ll be blunt, Skitter. I’m not Armsmaster. I don’t have a stake in personal glory or renown. I’m not going to pussyfoot around, either. Put a bullet in her skull and be done with it. There’s a kill order on them, nobody’s going to charge you for murder.” (13.7)
[Somewhat apologizing for the paranoia she's been showing. Don't include narration.]
Tattletale was leading me off when Miss Militia spoke up. “I don’t know if you’re speaking the truth..."
She trailed off. I opened my mouth to speak, then shut it. Silence was safer.
"...But if you are, I appreciate it. It’s not like me, to demand evidence, to suspect everything, but I have to. My teams can’t afford for me to give anyone or anything the benefit of a doubt.” (19.2)
Vista is 13 years old at the story's beginning, and 15 at the end. She's strong-willed and confident, constantly annoyed by people who view her as being less capable or emotionally mature just because she's young, particularly since she has a very strong power. Throughout the story she develops a fatalistic personality.
[Commiserating about how much everything has sucked recently.]
“I miss the old Dennis. The guy who picked a sorta rude codename and announced himself in front of the news so Piggy and the other people in charge couldn’t really make him change it. Because it was funny. Because he liked pushing the limits and because he saw this all as something fun. The new Dennis is so angry. Now I guess I get why.” (9.3)
[Someone else is giving her a hard time over crying about several friends and loved ones dying.]
“You’re the only one who doesn’t have any friends on the team, you keep yourself at a distance, you talk only with your friend or friends from your civilian life. Even there, you’re always in trouble. Getting suspended, picking fights. It’s like you want to break your probation and go to some juvenile detention facility for the next few years.” (9.5)
[Speaking with a therapist, one that she's confident can't understand what she's had to go through. Don't include narration.]
“The other part of me? The colder part that’s being very logical, very rational? It says that won’t happen. We won’t stay together. Can’t. One by one, horrible things will happen to us. My friends will die, and if they’re lucky, they’ll die fighting. And I’m somehow okay with it. What does it really matter when the world’s supposed to end in two years?”
“That part of me, that feels like that? It’s telling me I’m going to die. It’s inevitable, it’s soon, and it’ll be horrible,” Vista said. “Therapy that.” (18.z, Donation Interlude #3)
Worm contains 70+ interludes, each focused on a different character, and each read from a third person perspective. There is no preference for age, gender, or accent. Applicants not chosen for Interlude 3 will be considered for future interludes.
The building housing the local Parahuman Response Team division didn’t really stand out. The exterior was all windows, reflective enough to mirror the mottled dark gray of the sky overhead. Only a shield logo bearing the letters ‘P.R.T.’ marked it apart from the other buildings of downtown Brockton Bay.
Those entering the lobby would find a strange juxtaposition at work. On the one hand, you could see the various employees in suits, hurrying in and out of the building, talking in groups. A team of four PRT officers was on standby, each stationed at a different area of the lobby, outfitted in the best equipment money could buy. All had chain mesh and kevlar vests, helmets that covered their faces, and firearms. The equipment differed, however, as two of them had grenade launchers hanging from straps on their shoulders with bandoliers of various specialty ammunition across their chests, including a fire extinguishing grenade, an EMP round and various stun grenades. The other two had what appeared at first glance to be flame throwers; were they to pull the triggers, they would eject a thick, frothing spray of foam, enough to contain all but the strongest and fastest villains.
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