,,,,,^«%*& &*%«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«%* *%«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«% %«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«% %«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«%* ======================================== *%«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«%*& « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « &*%«^,,,,,
,,,,^«%*&# = = = = = = = #&*%«^,,,,
,,,^«%*&## = 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. ##&*%«^,,,
,,^«%*&### ###&*%«^,,
,^«%*&#### ####&*%«^,
,,^«%*&### ###&*%«^,,
,,,^«%*&## ##&*%«^,,,
,,,,^«%*&# #&*%«^,,,,