I'm not actually British.

I know that comes as a shock to you all after hearing my voice in Jasonafex's submission, "LETS RASSLE" (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12928464/), but it is the truth. I am in fact a resident of the U.S. Midwest, and claim absolutely no heritage to England. That being said, I do apologize if I have offended anyone from that region with my shameful attempt at mimicking their mode of speech. It's nothing personal, I can assure you.

While I am proud of my part in the rather bold project put on by Jasonafex, I can't help but regret that my voice acting couldn't have been a little better. I will mention that I don't have professional audio-recording space or equipment, nor a professional background in the art. I am in all senses of the word an amateur. That being said, I do take pride in my efforts, and I can say without a doubt that I put my best foot forward in this project. Nevertheless, there were several factors playing against me in this case, which I shall elaborate upon to present as many pathetic excuses as possible for my shortcomings.

One excuse, which I mentioned before, is the lack of a professional recording space. I live in a house with family members just on the other side of very thin walls, and so the only opportunity I had to even attempt recording was late at night or very early morning. Even then I didn't want to risk waking them, hence the hushed tone of my voice through the narration. I really wanted to avoid explanations as to just what I was reading so loudly at that hour.

Another factor against me was time. To Jasonafex's credit, he put on a massive show on very short notice. What that meant for me, however, is very limited time to study and work the materiel over. Between school and work and family time during the day, I only had two nights to get it all right and submitted for Jasonafex to incorporate into the project and line up the animations and subtitles. When listening to the recording, you definitely get the sense that I'm not familiar with the material, and that would be true. I simply did not get the opportunity to study and read the text as much as I would have liked, and that played a major role in the pacing and deliverance of the story.

As I mentioned at the top of this journal, I am not British. This accent isn't a familiar one for me and I must admit that I'm still developing a feel for its various ins and outs. My lack of familiarity with this mode of speech also contributed to the lack of excitement or engagement in my voice during the reading. This is something that will improve with practice, but as aforementioned, there simply wasn't time for it.

As quick-and-dirty as the whole project was, it turned out magnificently well for the very limited time there was in preparation for it. I'm amazed that Jasonafex was able to turn out the project as quickly as he did, and I'm pleased that it's as good as it is. I will, however, re-record the story at my earliest opportunity with the intent of improving and delivering the story as it should have been.

Although these things I listed above are only excuses, it felt good to get them out and onto the internet. I do wish I'd had more time, but in the end I'm glad I was even a part of it to begin with. Here's to improvement!