Merelymatt - Merely Matt

"I like my room better, but I wish it didn’t have to have a monster in."

Jenjie, the Child – played by Lizzie Waterworth

In your benevolence, the Child wishes for Courage, and a reprieve.

@merelymatt says, Lizzie is an immortal, timeless voice wizard. I thought I might've made things difficult for casting director Fiona by writing a very young character, but she knew exactly who to call. I don't know what vocal alchemy Lizzie practises to be able to sound convincingly like a five-year-old but I'm thankful for it! As well as what the Child is actually asking for, there's a kind of implicit yearning for approval, for a parent figure to tell them they're good, which I didn't know was there until I heard it in Lizzie's performance. I'm calling it now: this one is going to make Dave from @merelyroleplayers cry.

Even if it seems like a done deal or a foregone conclusion,

VOTE

It's not done til it's done, and it's us who have to do the doing

Sun's out

Tories OUT

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in the transcript of the last part of the latest episode, you say that faulkner speaks offscreen - wondering what you mean by this in an audio medium?

The voice is pitched quietly, heavily to one side and towards the back of the earphones, to hopefully give the impression that Faulkner is lurking in the margins of the scene, unseen.

I might change it to a simple 'out of sight' now that you've mentioned it, to be honest, I can understand why it might cause confusion.