~Rise From The Ashes - Arc I ~ : Staff and Lead VAs (CLOSED)
Superguy559 for Dr Slade
Summary: Douglas Slade is certainly a mysterious man. Although he appears to be in his early twenties, he is far older than that - almost ten times older in fact. One of the oldest living supers to this day who has been blessed with the gift of a near immortality that he sees as a curse, unable to properly spend with those he loves. He has been through a *lot* of exploitation, but even his 'treatment' with Voss pushes him. Slade is a doctor at a clinic in New York and the veteran of the cities' superheroes. He meets Ash through their 'inpatient stay' and quickly become close friends. In the True Ending of the story, he adopts Ash as his own son and invites him to live with him and his partner Aiden in New York, where he can learn to properly develop his powers and work on the path to becoming a hero. He is also especially close with Aiden, tending to be a liiittle too flirty and over the top at times. He is very intelligent, kind, selfless, wise beyond his years and also very realistic and hardened to suffering it seems, but the one thing he will not stand is to see children harmed in any way.
Appearance: Arc I (Major role), Arc II (Leading role throughout)
Personality: Wise, Brave, Caring, Mature, Composed, Cool, Considerate, Generous, Selfless, Protective, Flirty, Fun, Germaphobic, Traditional, Hard and Leader-like
Voice: Mature, wise and mid-pitch - He should be able to sound quite cranky when Slade gets annoyed, as well as soft and fatherly when around Ash and flirtatious and playful when around Aiden. He will curse and raise his voice when angered, so this should be conveyed. A Scottish accent is necessary to stand a good shot at taking this role, so please do your best!
(Flirtatiously answering the phone) Hello Love~ Yes, I know. ...Eh, some doctor at the reception? What does he want? Can't it wait? Just tell him I'm booked up with consultations for the next week, arite? If I squeeze another one in it means we get less time together tonight~
(Irritable and struggling, raised voice near the end) Oi! Stop calling me 'Boy', Laddie! I'll have you know I'm actually *ten times* yer age! What happened to 'respect yer elders' and all that, eh? Ye radge minger get OFF!
(Soothing and consoling) Shhh, there there, Lad. There's no need for tears. We're gonna be just fine, arite? I promise I won't let that monster hurt you again. Come on, keep your chin up, Lightbug. We can't lose hope yet. Look, the elevators are just down there.
(Sarcastically, barely paying attention) Oh the Greater Good. Of course. It's always for the Greater Good. Yadada. Been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt almost two hundred years earlier. And what's for dinner? I'm absolutely starving. I don't suppose ye have got any haggis?
(Hysterical and fearful, struggling) No! N-No! Anya stop! STOP! Lightbug! No! I promised! I PROMISED! LET GO OF ME! NNGH! I *PROMISED*!
*BONUS LINE: (Muffled, spoken best with something over the mouth) Fmmm mmm! NMMM MMM VMMM!
Ah looks like it did send twice and the last three lines got cut off haha, but not to worry! You can send them over later if you want. Firstly, thanks so much for your audition, Supes! I really enjoyed listening to it! That Scottish accent was just bang on and beautiful to listen to! There was a richness and clear emotion in your lines, especially the ones where he's irritated and raising his voice which I loved :D I appreciate the little improvisations to, it's creative and adds a deeper touch to the characters, so I loved that! :D For feedback to improve as a couple of nit-picks, the first line is meant to be said just a little more playfully and a little more warmth and softness when Slade is comforting Ash would be much appreciated :D The mic quality isn't too bad, but there are times where it's a little fuzzy (maybe because you're too close) but giving it a little more distance usually helps :D but that's literally it! Thank you so much again Super and have a great day! :D
Hey Supes, hope you're okay! I'm sorry you didn't make the final cut for Slade :( You were so close, but Ginger just had the slight better intonation and accent :( You gave it a really good shot and you succeeded in making me smile every day with the 'fooking t-shirt' line so that was an achievement XD However, the team loved your voice a lot and we think you'd be great trying out for our supporting cast if you're interested - but of course it's all up to you :) The casting call won't be released for a good while, but you have a lot of talent and we'd love to have you! I hope you aren't too disappointed Supes :( Good luck with any future auditions, don't give up take care of yourself! :D