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.....~~=§% ======================================== %§=~~.....
....~~=§%§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ §%§=~~....
...~~=§%§# = = = = = = = #§%§=~~...
..~~=§%§## = 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. =~~.......
........~~ ~~........
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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. §%§=~~....
.....~~=§% %§=~~.....
......~~=§ 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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