VOICEOVER SCRIPT STARTER

Two original fictional narration samples for testing a voice.
These are not excerpts from an anime or a Reddit post.

1. Anime-style adventure recap

Mira reaches the floating station just as its last lantern goes dark.
Inside, a tiny clockwork bird repeats one warning: do not ring the bell.

She finds her brother's scarf beside the controls. The bird falls silent.
Mira pulls the lever, and the whole station begins to rise.

2. First-person community story

I left a note in our shared kitchen asking who kept moving my blue mug.
The next morning, someone had drawn a map on the back of it.

It led to the windowsill, where my neighbor had planted a seed in the mug.
I was about to complain until I saw the label: a replacement for the basil
I had accidentally thrown away last week.

PREPARATION CHECKLIST

[ ] Use your own or licensed material. Check permission for any source text,
    footage, music, or images you plan to publish.
[ ] Check names and how they should be pronounced. Rewrite unfamiliar names
    phonetically in your test if needed.
[ ] Check numbers, dates, and abbreviations. Write them as you want them spoken.
[ ] Split the script into short paragraphs, with punctuation for natural pauses.
[ ] Choose a short test passage with a name, a number, and a change in tone.
[ ] Generate the short test and listen before submitting the full script.
    Check pronunciation, pauses, emphasis, and whether the voice fits the story.
[ ] Revise the text before trying again. In your account, regenerations may
    deduct from your balance; check the displayed estimate before generating.
[ ] Keep the final script and note your chosen voice for later edits.