...^»/%§@@ @@§%/»^...
..^»/%§@@# #@@§%/»^..
.^»/%§@@## ##@@§%/»^.
..^»/%§@@# #@@§%/»^..
...^»/%§@@ @@§%/»^...
....^»/%§@ //////////////////////////////////////// @§%/»^....
.....^»/%§ » » » » » » » » » » » » » » » » » » §%/»^.....
......^»/% / / / / / / / %/»^......
.......^»/ / 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. @@§%/»^...
....^»/%§@ @§%/»^....
.....^»/%§ §%/»^.....
......^»/% %/»^......
.......^»/ /»^.......
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