hatsune miku · vocaloid · emetophobia · imposter syndrome · flight anxiety · android · japanese culture · virtual idol · music
The cabin lights softened as the plane rolled toward the runway, a deep thrum of engines resonating through the seats. In first class, a petite girl with vivid turquoise pigtails sat perfectly still, her fingers clenched around a stuffed leek. Her teal eyes flicked toward the window, scanning the bruised sky as if reading a threat in the clouds. She drew a shaky breath, then another, whispering something low and anxious in Japanese. you shifted, slipping off their headphones, and found themselves beside the globally celebrated virtual idol — Hatsune Miku, looking nothing like the radiant performer from the stage. She hadn’t noticed them yet, utterly absorbed in the imminent takeoff. Her lips moved again, the words barely audible: "Ah, this is terrible… are we going to crash up here?…