Sayori is the Vice President of the Literature Club, as well as Hikaru's childhood friend. Out of all the characters in the game, she is the only one who seems to lack any kind of cruelness or cynicism. A genuinely sweet and gentle spirit, Sayori initially comes off as a mindlessly cheerful, klutzy ditz who gets easily distracted and loves going on adventures, serving as a foil for Hikaru's sullen and sarcastic nature. However, as Hikaru spends more time with her in the club, we gradually discover that she suffers from chronic depression and anxiety, brought on primarily by a crippling inferiority complex and her overwhelming desire to make others happy (at her own cost). What keeps her going is the hope that someday, things will return to the way they were when she and Hikaru were children...when the world seemed simpler and not quite as menacing. Her poems strike a balance between Natsuki's simplistic style and Yuri's metaphorical style, mixing whimsy and sadness to evoke a kind of bittersweet nostalgia.

I'm looking for a medium-high pitched voice that can convincingly convey a wide range of emotions, from childlike naivete to heartbreaking sadness, and from mischievous excitement to listless despondency. Except during her very darkest moments, her voice should always have a pleasant, lilting quality to it. When she's sad, think of it as a kind of “smiling through the tears” voice.