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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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#@^~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#^/,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,# #, ¨¨¨¨¨¨,/^#
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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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