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:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ 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! ¨:=^^&¤@##
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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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