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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. ¨¨:~=*¤@##
###@¤*=~:¨ ¨:~=*¤@###
##@¤*=~:¨¨ 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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