replicating laryngitis

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Word Count: ~100
Notes: Created for Febuwhump 2025. Crossposted to Archive of Our Own and Tumblr. Be aware that the Archive of Our Own version uses the images hosted on Tumblr.

Blurb: What do you do after 200 years in silicon?

So now I'll sing for you 'til I can't talk

if you're aiming to lose your voice on purpose, you have a variety of potential options

Screaming is an extended vocal technique

the child / in her bird grief the bird in her child reft grave cry howling / and cursing she poured dust onto the body with both hands / she poured water onto the body with both hands

The Vocaloid and Vocaloid 2 synthesis engines are designed for singing... They cannot naturally replicate singing expressions like hoarse voices or shouts

But what is grief, if not love persevering?

I've been teaching myself to cry / So that you know how much you're loved

Speakers are not blown because the music is too loud. They're blown by distortion

(crackling)