The One You Feed
John Elder for Storyteller
The story takes place in two settings: the real world, and in a mystical forest that exists in some sort of other dimension or plane. I'd like the Storyteller to use two distinct styles - a more ordinary style for the real world and more of a fantasy-based, mystical style for the forest. Not two completely different voices or accents, but two different feelings/vibes/auras, to emphasize that these are two different dimensions. Please feel free to experiment with multiple takes or ask any questions you need to.
The storytelling in this tale should reflect the emotion being experienced by the character whose actions are being described. No dead-pan narration for this story, please! I want to hear the Storyteller's compassion for Hayden and sense of wonder at the other-world feeling of the forest.
(Real World) They shared an embrace, and Hayden ran off to school, with her new friend by her side.
(Real World) She raced upstairs, buried herself in her blankets and, utterly exhausted, fell fast asleep.
(Mystical Forest) As she stepped into the forest, time seemed to stop. The falling leaves were still mostly red and orange, but there was the oddest hint of blue in them. The dead, fall leaves on the forest floor looked special; delicate and vibrant, almost as though they were still growing on a tree. Magnificent vines wound up the nearby tree trunks.
Thank you! Would love to hear more of a difference between the real world voice and the forest voice.
I'll upload another take :)