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.