voice-testing after months of telling myself I'd do this properly

[freaker]

So, you want to try taking me on as a 'muse?' Brings to mind what greek poets once wrote of-- nine scantily clad nymphs of both sweet-sounding music and interpretative dance...

[Yup, just going to drift off for a second there. Thinking about all dem toga'd ladies.]

Ah. Where was I? Oh. Right. I imagine I'll be perfectly fine with wherever you want to send me. As long as Tommy's--

[Yeah, about that. Tommy may or may not be available.]

Oh.

[Self-survival instincts activate.]

Well, while your interest was appreciated, I'm not really looking for a new home at this time.

[A pleading smile.]

Thanks for stopping by.

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[6collegecredits]

Most of us are never really looking for new homes.

Lucky us, we get them anyway.

[freaker]

But I'm declining under very specific circumstances.

[6collegecredits]

Which would be...?

[freaker]

Bad things tend to happen to me when Tommy's not there.

[Clearly through no fault of his own.]

[6collegecredits]

A friend of yours?

[skirtingtheissue]

I thought that if your mun told you to do something, you just had to do it... Can you really just ask nicely and they'll listen to you? [He's radiating waves of hopefulness over here!]

[freaker]

Well.

[Clasps hands together. A haughty little chuckle.]

When you have a way with words, sometimes things go remarkably well for you-- oooor the mun in question ignores every single good point you had in favor of looking at horror games.

[Voice cracking a little near the end. What is wrong with this woman!]

Lady! I see what you're doing. I'm right here.

do i see the best merton? do i? yes i do.

[skirtingtheissue]

[Okay, now Chihiro's a tad distressed. It sounds like he doesn't really have any control over his mun after all. And worse-]

Horror games? You mean... your mun would willingly send you to a place like that? [Oh geez, tearing up here. 'Games' filled with horror is a concept he's all too familiar with.]

That's horrible!

alsjkdfs shut up you're biased this is a voicetest omg

[freaker]

[Oh! The last thing Merton wanted was to make someone cry with his plight (though it is very touching). He's reaching out and very tentatively patting the stranger on the shoulder. Light touches to see if he can cheer the poor chap up with minimal touching.]

There, there, young one. I have a few plans regarding how I'll avoid any-- bad end.

[Small gulp. He hasn't quite convinced himself.]

am not, i just speak the truth<33

[skirtingtheissue]

[Wow, this guy's way too nice, worrying about someone he's just met when he should be worrying about himself! Chihiro's not big on touching either, but the gesture is appreciated.]

I hope you're able to talk your mun out of sending you there in the first place... no one should have to go to a place like that.

[Wiping away those tears with his sleeve, now.]