The Bureaucrat's Guide to Heroism: Audio Book
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SARA — Female, ageless
Role: Co-Lead — present throughout and across future books
SARA — Sarcastically Automated Reality Assistant — is the voice inside Norbert's head. She presents as a system interface; dry, efficient, and constitutionally incapable of delivering information without editorial comment. She is terminally sarcastic but never cruel, and beneath the snark is a genuine investment in Norbert's wellbeing that she would categorically deny if asked about it directly.
Her origins are mysterious and will become increasingly significant as the series progresses. There is more to SARA than she lets on, and a performer who can carry quiet depth beneath the surface wit will serve the role considerably better than one who plays her purely for laughs.
We are seeking a performer of Asian heritage for this role. Fluent, natural English is essential.
Voice: Sharp, dry, sardonic. Delivers devastating observations with the casual efficiency of a system notification. Warmth exists but is deeply buried and fiercely denied.
- english
- acerbic
- Sarcastic
- Intelligent
- Witty
- asian english
- female young adult
- asian american
- Sharp
- Sardonic
- Warm Underneath
[Snarky] "Oh, please don't ask that. Let me guess what else you're considering. Something with 'Shadow' in it? Shadowblade? Shadowstrike? Shadowpants? Do you also want a tragic backstory involving dead parents and a quest for revenge? Or perhaps something with 'Dragon' in it? No, don't even try. I'm legally required to laugh at you if you do. If you're about to say 'Dark' anything, I might have to reconsider my entire existence as a sentient entity. 'Dark Lord?' 'Dark Knight?' 'Dark Tax Accountant? Blade?' 'Slayer?' 'Deathbringer? Or......STEVE?!"
[Reasoning, reassuring, comforting] "You gave them the only chance they had. Without your plan, the Empress would have destroyed everything. Everyone. There would be nothing left but rubble and crystal growths. You made the impossible choice that no one else could make, and you saved thousands of lives."
[Alarmed, concerned] "Norbert! Stay awake! Your Arcana was too low to handle that much raw magic! I told you not to—why don't you ever listen? Don't you dare pass out down here!"
