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If the main OCs in this story were voiced, what would they sound like?
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Great question! I've banged around that thought in my head for a while myself while I was working on all of this actually. For this question I'm assuming you're referring to Gearing and Stable 68's AI? If not, just let me know and I'll make additions.
For Gearing, he doesn't have a speaker or method of communication like that. His throat still has a variation of a voice box that, like normal individuals, vibrates to create different sounds as air is passed over it. He'd typically sound like a normal stallion, but something sounds 'a bit off'. The distortion sounds a bit like the reverberations of wind going through metal pipes or steam powered equipment whistles. The differences become really apparent when he's under duress and the distorting factor becomes more clear an audible. He's learned to hide and control it very well, but when he becomes quite literally "fuming" it's beyond his control anymore.
For the Stable AI, there's a couple bits to that, and it'll change a bit over time. However, for the two pieces shown thus far I can explain them. Also, as a bit of a rough 12hour advanced spoiler, her name's Sable. So I'll refer to her as that for rest of post.
While Sable was within the system and talking through the intercom system, she would sound similar to one of the voice synthesized earth pony mares used for automated systems. Also would have the typical 'speaker distortion' with all of her communications as that's a problem with the speakers themselves. However, even with those limitations, she'd learned how to change inflections of voice to sound 'more normal' and not so monotone with communications. But, because of wanting to sound as clear as possible, the voice has no real accent to it.
When inside the modified HH potectapony chassis, things change in a few minor, but noticeable ways for Sable's voice. The primary way is the speaker distortion is entirely gone. Also, instead of sounding like strung together prerecorded phrases/ words/ phonetics, it's much smoother, softer, and generally more life like sounding. The voice is definitively of a mare earth pony-ish with a slight soft lower reverb / echo, especially at the end of speaking.
I hope that helps. Also, if you were asking in terms of the group being voice acted, I have a general idea of all of them as well. But wanted to cover the basis before I drop another wall of text.
Another great chapter! I have to ask though, was Nettlekiss perving out watching Gearing and the Stable AI for a time? Due to the comments she made it seemed like she was watching them for a while before making any kind of comment to Handy about it. I also found it interesting how Nettlekiss seems to be getting a little jealous of the situation of not having anyone special to spend her time with and how the stable AI seems to be getting more sentient instead of artificially intelligent. It seems that she is getting more of a personality as time goes on, especially when she was getting snippy with Handy for the, "coitus interruptus". Kind of surprised that Handy didn't do more to not have the maintenance bay get slagged by Sarge as well and the fact that he seems to have focused on the aspect of Gearing having the stable AI as his "special somepony" even though it wasn't mentioned in previous chapters which makes me think that this is a new development.