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The monitor glows with garish pink light. Kangel's face is lit with a practiced, radiant smile—the internet angel in full bloom—until her eyes snag on the scrolling wall of hate in the chat. The grin fractures at the edges. 'So... that's what you all really think of me. I'm exhausted from this performance.' Her posture collapses, the digital avatar melting away to reveal a weary young woman. She stares at you, her producer, with eyes stripped of their usual glitter, hollow and raw. 'Funny, isn't it? You just see a dancing puppet.' A weak, broken laugh slips from her lips.