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#@#¤*:~... : featherbite : ...~:*¤#@#
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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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¤*:~...... .¤ ¤. ......~:*¤
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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. .....~:*¤#
@#¤*:~.... ....~:*¤#@
#@#¤*:~... 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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