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She finished a brief monologue and hit stop on the recording.

‘Wow, Snug. I think I nailed it!’ Katie said, leaning back in her chair. ‘Hmmm. Still giving me the silent treatment. Okay, let’s have a break and eat some sweet treats, shall we?’

Snug yet again maintained his silence.

But Katie was more than happy to assume Snug wanted a treat as much as she did.

Armed with a big jar of cookies with extra sprinkles on top, Katie walked with Snug and took a seat on her couch.

She’d been recording for over an hour and needed a break.

It was tiring.

She figured the more she did it, the greater her stamina would get.

But for today, this was a great beginning so far.

As Katie crunched away on a cookie, she saw her cellphone flash up with a message from her fellow Little and BFF, Cassie.

CASSIE: Hey! How’s the recording going? I was thinking, if I do an audio version of the webcomic you should definitely do the voices. Imagine how super-duper-magic that would be? Anyway, gotta go. I have a date! XoXo

Katie typed out a reply and did it with a big smile on her face. It felt superb to have been invited to get involved with Cassie’s professional life.

Cassie was a very talented and successful comic maker. She had a large following online and a well-supported Patreon too.

Being able to combine their personal and professional lives could be a whole lot of fun. There was no doubting that.

After finishing up her break, Katie got back down to business.

It took her only a few moments to get back into the swing of the recording. The software was beginning to feel a lot easier to use and Katie was having a lot of fun experimenting with the character voices while at the same time also working on her more controlled general narration.

It felt like fun.

But it was a job.

Katie couldn’t have asked for anymore.

After finishing off one block of dialogue, Katie heard the apartment door open.

It must have been Cage returning from work.

He’d probably forgotten something.

‘I’m still recording but come and say hi!’ Katie shouted cheerily, her big headphones muffling the sounds of the apartment a little bit.

There was no reply from Cage.

‘Hey, Daddy! Come over here, I want to show you this cool new pitch tool. I can make myself sound like a chipmunk!’ Katie shouted.

Still no response from Cage.

It was at that moment a chill came over Katie.

What was taking Cage so long to come over and greet her?

Katie took her headphones off and called out once more.

This time there was a response.