General voice test, maybe looking at tower of animoose

[mask_of_suffering]

1. Video

[A young girl with striking pink hair and clad in a rather clashing black dress smiles as she addresses the video feed. Though she is chipper as can be, a certain sadness permeates her every word.] 

Oh, hello... My name is Madoka Kaname, though some people call me Gretchen as well -either of them is fine really- and I'm a second year student in middle school.

[She laughs awkwardly.]

But I was wondering if any of you here knows anyone named Homura, Mami, Sayaka, or Kyouko? Their all friends of mine and I'd be very sad if I couldn't see them again.

2. Action

[Madoka sits alone staring into space. Her eyes are distant and vacant. Without her friends, family, or even the strange beast who contracted her in the first place, she has lost the guiding force for her young life and the very purpose for which she was fighting in the first place. Contemplating what to do with her now directionless future, she quietly takes stock of anything that may be of use.]

3. Action

[After laying to waste a foul beast that had come upon her path, those who stumble upon Madoka will find her covered in bile and blood and wearing an odd mask imprinted with and angry and unsettling design resembling a half moon. As she walks back to her room, she sticks to the shadows in order to conceal her presence and the strange presence surrounding her change of costume.]

4. Video
[With her mask on full display and her cover blown wide open by recent events, Madoka does her best to contain the damage before rumors about her spread to far.]

Hi... I know that some of you may have seen me looking a bit odd lately. That's because...

[Madoka chokes on her own words for a moment before finally summoning the courage to go on.]

I'm not really a human. When I chose to become a Magical girl, I was fused with a monster called a Witch. Since then I've been as much a Witch as a person. It's strange, but I hope it this won't change the way you all see me.

Comments

4

[empress_without_a_throne]

No offense, but you seem to be making a bigger deal about this than it is.

Re: 4

[mask_of_suffering]

Oh...really?

I was being careful since when when a friend of mine from home found out she wasn't human anymore, she was never the same afterwords.

[empress_without_a_throne]

You said you're as much a human now as you are a witch, right? That's not the end of the world. That still makes you more human than me even on your worst days.

I mean, you're talking to someone born from a mass of infinite darkness and meant to command an empire to destroy those with Sol energy-

[A brief pause.]

... That's energy of the sun.

But my life's taken an entirely different course than what it was supposed to be. I'm the person I chose to be. No reason to think it can't be the same with you.

[mask_of_suffering]

That's right, even though I'm part witch now, I'm still the same person I was before.

I chose to become like this to protect the people I care about. Even if others judge me for that, in the end, I think I did the right thing and will continue to use the power I have to help those in need.

[empress_without_a_throne]

That's the spirit! Just don't lose sight of why you're doing everything and you'll be fine. So don't get bent out of shape or worry about things, just keep doing the job you set out to do.

[mask_of_suffering]

I'll do my best! As long as I take things as they slowly, I think I'll be just fine.

[empress_without_a_throne]

I think you'll be fine too. And if you ever feel you need someone to talk to who knows a little about what you're going through, you can always count on me to be there.

[mask_of_suffering]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate your kindness.

But, I should probably tell you my name now.

[Madoka giggles.]

I'm Madoka.

[empress_without_a_throne]

And I'm Mizuki. Mizuki Onodera... empress of a nonexistent empire, connoisseur of deep-ocean seafood, and pilot of Project Sol's DuskBird.

[mask_of_suffering]

That's a really impressive title!

If I was going to describe myself I guess I'd say...that I'm a witch, magical girl, and that I love my friends very, very much.

[empress_without_a_throne]

In reality it's actually a rather big inconvenience. Project Sol's budget is in the red half the time and feeding me's not easy or cheap.

[She lets out an only somewhat humorous laugh.]

My life's a lot less glamorous than it was meant to be, to say the least. But just like you I've got plenty of people I would do anything to help and protect.