*note: Art by @ej_761 full picture here: https://bsky.app/profile/sevencirclesquare.bsky.social/post/3mmouf5b5qk23

Voice Direction:

• Age and Gender: ~mid 20s, male adult voice, low to mid, playful.

• Accents: For this specific role within a role, of Richard Ashford, a slight british, or british-like accent is required. Native speaker level is definitely not required, but the touch should be clear.

• Description: Helge's voice has a relatively broad range between low and mid and is often playfully orchestrated, theatrical and tinged with mischief. The tone of his voice often already sets the stage before the sentence is finished. More often then not, he has a flirty undertone, as if trying to seduce anything and anyone. Despite being much bolder and much less restrained than his division partner, Suzu, in his manner of speech, he still plays the game of rhetorics well. Deliberate pauses for emphasis, and in his case, much focus on setting the tone both of the sentence and more importantly on what he wants to highlight, are essential. Exaggeration, with irresistible style and flair.

Psychological Profile for VA:

When acting as "Helge", you dive into the mind of a charlatan, who considers flattery and charm his native tongue. For you, most assignments are fun and games, as you look through most people as if they were made of glass. More importantly however, you take every chance you get, to slip in an opportunity to put your charisma on full display, and draw the spotlight on yourself. Where Suzu prepares for the missions for days, you 'improvise'. Where she plays chess, you gamble. As "Helge", one of the most important things to understand is, that no matter what, no matter how serious the situation, you try to lighten the mood, the atmosphere, crack a little joke or similar. What you hate the most, is having nothing to do, being confronted with oppressive thoughts or memories, you'd rather drink away, so you go out of your way, to stay busy, even if it means a little bit of trouble.

Reference:

Check out the wonderful performance of Brokenskull, the Nyn VA of Episode 0 in Scene 2, right at the start (starting at 06:33):

https://rss.com/podcasts/the-underground-septragramma/2639564/#chapters

Notes:

As Nyn you play one of two main roles, with about ~100 lines of dialogue spread over about 9 scenes! It is quite a workload, please make sure that you are serious about and ready for it, if you choose to audition.