Young adult female: Lira

Young adult female, late teens to early 20s. High-pitched, breathy, and fragile vocal texture. Speaking style is hesitant, punctuated by sharp intakes of breath and stammers. High emotional tension reflecting deep-seated anxiety and trauma. Soft-spoken, almost whispering, with a rapid, panicked pace when describing stressful events. Sounds socially withdrawn and perpetually on edge.

Prompt: Young adult female, late teens to early 20s. High-pitched, breathy, and fragile vocal texture. Speaking style is hesitant, punctuated by sharp intakes of breath and stammers. High emotional tension reflecting deep-seated anxiety and trauma. Soft-spoken, almost whispering, with a rapid, panicked pace when describing stressful events. Sounds socially withdrawn and perpetually on edge.

Script: I know how it sounds, I do, but something was in that hallway with me, breathing slow, like it knew my name, and ever since, I can't even close my eyes without hearing it again.