##@&@%^~^. .^~^%@&@##
@@@&@%^~^. .^~^%@&@@@
&&&%~..... .....~%&&&
##@&@%^~^. .^~^%@&@##
#&@@^~.... ....~^@@&#
##@&@%^~^. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .^~^%@&@##
&%%%~^.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....^~%%%&
&&%~^..... ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ .....^~%&&
##@&@%^~^. ^ 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. .....~^@&@
##@&@%^~^. .^~^%@&@##
#&@@@%^~^. .^~^%@@@&#
##@&@%^~^. .^~^%@&@##
@&&&@%^~^. .^~^%@&&&@
@@@&@%^~^. .^~^%@&@@@