The One in the Chair · making of
Working file from the writing process. Contains spoilers for the whole book.
Pronunciation glossary
Every name or invented term, with how the author wants it said. narration-prep turns the Phonemes
column into Kokoro markup (ok = Kokoro already says it right, ? = author to decide).
Check with: .venv/bin/python .claude/skills/narration-prep/scripts/g2p.py <word> "<respelling>"
| Term | Sounds like | Phonemes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mira | MEER-uh | mˈiɹə | Kokoro default (American): /mˈIəɹə/ = MY-uh-ruh, wrong |
| Elin | EL-in | ˈɛlɪn | Kokoro default: /ᵻlˈɪn/ = ih-LIN, wrong |
| Office | ok | ok | the afterlife bureaucracy; capitalised |
| Edmund | ok | ok | the supervisor; name revealed ch10 |
| Crane | ok | ok | Inspector, Boundary Section |
| Agnes | ok | ok | Edmund's sister, music box (ch07) |
| Hollis | ok | ok | the ledger clerk (second edition) |