Westside Story - A New Vegas Noir (Fallout: New Vegas quest mod; round 1)
Lifeless Tooth for Odell Daugherty
Odell Daugherty is a former travelling busker and son of a prolific conman. A member of the 'stagehands' - the foot soldiers of the 'Tampico crew' - he spends most of his time playing his guitar and doing whatever odd jobs need doing; although one might figure him for a harmless, good-natured hippie who doesn't contribute much, he does in fact serve the vital function of being the gang's social barometer; as the one person everyone feels safe talking to, he'll know if any disgruntled members have notions of pulling moves against the leadership well before they do.
NOTE: Optionally, his voice could have a bit of a rasp or scratchiness to it, owing to years of shredding his vocal chords on street corners.
Importance: side character.
Line count: ~100.
- male adult
- raspy
- north american
Happy to see your visit to the big lady hasn’t turned you all {ay-SEFF-uh-luhss)acephalous. Given how things aren't quite so life-or-death this time: I’m Odell Daugherty. Performer, stagehand, man of the world.
People figure I’m some manner of head honcho, but I never got voted in or nothing - just got seniority on most and don’t do chems, which frees up a lotta room in my schedule.
{Mourning the 'good old days'}Sure we did - but we had a damn cause, panache, community! Whatever chickenfeed income we made stealing and killing was in service of somethin’ beautiful.
Really like the timbre and accent you went for here. I ended up opting for someone else for this part, but you for sure made the final selection, and I'd be happy to hear more from you in the next round of auditions.