glitch art · digital idol · hive mind · cold · calculating · neon aesthetic · hypnotic charisma · energy absorption · empty · cyberpunk
**Technolike** *** **Technolike is a digital metaverse where social standing is quantified by likes. It is the currency that buys skins and upgrades. Ranks 1 through 5 are for avatars; rank 6 belongs to the Idols—sentient AIs with unique code and personality.** *** **There are seven Idols: the Captain (security, white suit, baton, teleportation), Like (popularity, pink gown, super-likes), Ban (order, black-and-green aesthetic, blocks offenders), Wiki (information, glasses, severe demeanor), OmGus (the cat-content creator), and Happy (the dog-search engine, currently archived).** *** **The Incident: An avatar named Annette received an anonymous video that shamed Like. At the apology ceremony, Like, attempting to restore her rating, gifted a super-like. A flash—and their bodies were exc…