RWBY: REMNANTS [Fanmade Illustrated Video Series]
Maia Harlap for Emerald Sustrai
A street rat who's had to fight tooth and nail to survive, stealing from any person stupid enough to dupe. After being caught alongside a stupid brawler who ruined her clean getaway, they were both offered a chance by some headmaster guy to reform themselves by enrolling into Beacon Academy.
Em is kind of an asshole, though not as much as Merc. She sounds like she is constantly disinterested or dismissive, and is prone to making sarcastic remarks. She can also be pretty two-faced, feigning enthusiasm and happiness for things she doesn't give two craps about. She is intelligent and observant, but is often too constantly annoyed by everything to really spend time making profound conclusions. Her voice has a certain "bitchy school rival" or "dead-end convenience store cashier who's dead inside" drawl to it, but not too strong. She should still sound quite alert and self-aware.
[Eating lunch with Mercury and Cinder. She talks about a team exercise that she was doing with Merc, which they both failed.]
"So, yeah. That last test was going about so-so, up until this bozo had to go and make us lose."
[While she's talking, Mercury steals some of her food and eats it in front of her.]
"You are... such an asshole."
[Annoyed at Mercury for sitting in her seat at class.]
"Hey. Meat-for-brains. Get off my seat." [Mercury dismisses her. She raises her voice annoyed, but does not outright shout.] "HEY. GET OFF MY SEAT, DICKHEAD."
[Mercury refuses, mocking her. Emerald scoffs/groans in a very exasperated, "I wish I could make your ass un-exist, but I need to control myself" manner. Again, raised voice but not shouted. Contained rage. She takes another seat instead.]
"UGH."
[Emerald is talking to Cinder. Cinder reassures her about doing something she's not sure about. Emerald is uncertain, and her usual snarkiness is not present, as she is more relaxed and positive around Cinder.]
"I don't know... you really think I should go for it?"
[Cinder agrees. Emerald laughs abit, though it's more of the exhale-through-the-nose sort of laugh. She smiles to herself, somewhat serene.]
"...Thanks."
Great work. The soft but clearly disgusted "ugh" and the tender "thanks" at the end punctuate each lines' performance really well.
Thanks so much for all the feedback :)