¨¨¨-:===@¶ ¶@===:-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--:§¶ ¶§:--¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:§@¶### ###¶@§:-,¨
¨,--:==§¶¶ ¶¶§==:--,¨
¨,-:=§@@¶¶ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¶¶@@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨,:::=@@ : : : : : : : @@=:::,¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## : featherbite : ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## : : : : : : ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:====@@ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @@====:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨--:§¶ virtual popstar with mirr-branded ¶§:--¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## gloves, reaching out from shadowy data ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨,-:§@# centeres, with a sly grin. she will #@§:-,¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶¶# take your hand if you let her. #¶¶@§=:-,¨
,-:=§@¶### she will not let go. ###¶@§=:-,
¨¨¨¨¨¨-:=@ @=:-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@### but before any of this is possible, you ###@§=:-,¨
¨,-:§@¶### must earn some personal time together ###¶@§:-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨-::=@ with the world's most famous influencer! @=::-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-===@ @===-¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=@¶### ,@ @, ###¶@=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨--:§¶ ¶¶¶@@------------------------------@@¶¶¶ ¶§:--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,,-::=@ ,@ @, @=::-,,¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-:§@ most people are aware that she's a mirr @§:-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=@@ company product, though their relation @@=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,,,:§@# is somewhat unclear. there is avid #@§:,,,¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## speculation into who's her actor, many ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§§@@¶ believing there to me more than one. ¶@@§§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨,-===@ what they don't know is that @===-,¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## featherbite is an ai. ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,:=@ @=:,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## years of relentless training, of ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨,---=§§@ grinding test audiences to dust, and @§§=---,¨¨
¨,-:====§¶ here is now this program running on ¶§====:-,¨
¨¨¨,-:§@¶¶ mirr's supercluster, trained to amass a ¶¶@§:-,¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## dedicated and affectable audience. her ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## appearance, her voice, her ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@@@¶ mannierisms... are weapons, pointed at ¶@@@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨,:=@@@ the public, instilling addiction, @@@=:,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-==@ dependence, and loyalty. @==-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,:::=@@ @@=:::,¨¨¨
¨,----:§@# ,@ @, #@§:----,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## ¶¶¶@@------------------------------@@¶¶¶ ##¶@§=:-,¨
,-:=§@¶### ,@ @, ###¶@§=:-,
¨,-:=§@### ###@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-==@ featherbite's social media accounts are @==-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§¶### constantly pushing for donations, ###¶§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## recommending her to friends, or other ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## contributions. at the center of this is ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-::=§§§¶ an official fanclub, operating on a ¶§§§=::-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## system of reward and punishment. ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨,,:§@# those who play along will be rewarded #@§:,,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=@ with larger perks, while those who are @=-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@@@¶ uncooperative or try to expose ¶@@@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,:§@# featherbite will be punished. due to #@§:,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,--:=@¶ the addictive nature of exposure to ¶@=:--,¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## featherbite, being denied access at ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## this stage often leads to painful ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨-:==@# withdrawal. just the threat of it is #@==:-¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## effective. ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨,-:=§@¶## ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-:=@ @=:-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,:§@ @§:,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-:=§@¶## ##¶@§=:-,¨
¨¨¨¨,:=§¶¶ ¶¶§=:,¨¨¨¨