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##@#@^^«:¨ ^ featherbite ^ ¨:«^^@#@##
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^^«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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! ¨¨¨¨:«^^@#
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#@#@^^«:¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«^^
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#@^^«:¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«^^
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#@#@^^«:¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨:«^^@
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@#@^^«:¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨:«^^@
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