Behind-the-Scenes Development Trivia: Reference for Voice Actors

I've discussed this before in a previous Patreon post, but I'll go over it again:

Sometimes I have a very specific "mental image" of exactly how a line of dialogue is meant to be delivered. It's one thing to tell a voice actress, "the character is meant to sound exasperated," or, "the character is meant to say this line like she is muttering to herself" - but it's always much more helpful to record myself reading the line exactly the way I imagine it in my mind, and provide that recording to an actress as reference.

Recently, an actress has auditioned for the role of the Bakery Owner in Amai's Befriend/Betray stealth mission. Her voice is a good fit for the role, but she wasn't reading the lines exactly the way I've always imagined them in my head - so, I recorded some reference for her. It might be of interest to you to get a glimpse into this aspect of the game's development, so I'm sharing it with you here! (Along with a bonus recording below.)