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AI HOSHINO ★ VOICE TEST/CMO

A voice test/general CMO for Ai Hoshino from Oshi no Ko! I'm planning on using the English dub for voice reference so this is mostly to get me into her head for playing her down the line.

I haven't settled on a 'default' canon point for her yet, so I'll be jumping around from her teen years to 20 depending on what better suits any given thread – you can also indicate a preference for if you want teen idol Ai or grown up idol Ai!

POTENTIALLY HANDY PROMPTS:

RP Scenario Generator #1 | RP Scenario Generator #2 | High School AU Meme | Friendship Meme | Shippy & Platonic Fluffy Scenarios Meme (has a lot more than just general fluff!) | Random Scenario Meme | Jamjar CR Meme Promps | Exploration Meme | Magical Girl AU Meme

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lmk if this works! also i want grown-up ai thank youuuu

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[ it's already a surprise when tsumugi was chosen to star in a commercial in the first place, but with the rising star hoshino ai herself? his fellow unitmates from switch can't help but be concerned or even outright suspicious, of course, but there's no helping it now. tsumugi had even argued that future collaborations with miss ai might even boost their publicity, so what could go wrong?

well, for one thing, the filming didn't go well as planned. tsumugi can follow instructions well enough, but portraying them in front of the camera isn't as easy as it looks. he heaves out a sigh after taking a long swig of his water before looking over at his co-star. ]

Ahaha... I'm sorry I keep holding us back. But you're not so bad yourself at all, Hoshino-san!

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[ Out of everything she does for work, commercials are probably the easiest. Claiming the camera's eye comes second nature to her as it is and doing it in the tiny bursts called for in an ad spot means she can put all her energy into it without having to worry too much about holding back for her stamina.

Of course, what's easy for Ai isn't always quite so easy for everyone else. She's been telling herself she'll treat this like her round of rehearsals for the final edit but truth be told, she's a little irritated. If she's late home thanks to this guy, she's gonna... ]

Don't worry about it, Aoba-kun! [ Ai flashes him the only smile she knows how to make – a dazzling one. ] Everyone gets a little nervous when they're working on a new project. I'm just a little better at covering for it. Eheheh!

[ She eyes him for a moment, trying to read his expression. His face isn't bad and she knows he's part of a group like her, so it obviously isn't stage fright that's tripping him up... ]

Mmm... which part are you having the most trouble with? Maybe if we go over it together, we can figure something out!

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[ it is getting late, come to think of it. luckily they only have to do one more shot before they can retire for the night, and while they can just try again tomorrow, it's much better to finish it all now before they can proceed to the next set. ]

Ah, that's reassuring. We from Switch don't usually do commercials in the first place, let alone hire someone like me to be in them. I wonder why they wanted me in particular...

[ a thoughtful hum. ]

Anyway, I got some crit from the director earlier. He said it's the way I smile. [ he lets out a sheepish laugh. ] Especially the part where you're going to hand me the coffee milk we're advertising. I was supposed to be elated there, but it's kind of hard to summon up the right kind of smile, if that makes sense?

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Eeeh, so that's it...

[ Again, Ai fixes him with that slightly too intense gaze. "Hard to summon up the right kind of smile"? That sounds like nonsense to her. Aren't pros supposed to be able to put on any kind of smile as soon as the situation calls for it? Especially idols?

Just on cue, Ai's expression breaks into a smile. ]

Hey, Aoba-kun... when's the last time you felt something like that in real life? Can you remember?

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[ her eyes, though. no, maybe it's just her. tsumugi's gotten better at interacting with girls thanks to their sprightly producer over at ES, but ai's star power is overwhelming. it's as if she's born to be in front of the camera.

at her question, he taps his chin in thought. ]

In all honesty, I can't. [ a noncommittal shrug. ] I'm pretty defective in that department, you see. I can fake smiles in front of the camera for this one instance, but I bet the director was looking for something more genuine.

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Hooohhh... I get it.

[ 'Genuine' just means a fake that doesn't look fake – cracks in the varnish, a chip in the paint. The director doesn't care how they get there so long as they get an end result he likes the look of. She can manage that. ]

Then are you any good at copying what you see?