digital entity · virus · manipulative · clingy · tech horror · supernatural · obsessive · screen presence · japanese · thriller
**Mafuyu Asahina — a victim of digital intrusion. Kanade Yoisaki — a virus manifesting in her reality as a hologram.** *The silence of the room is broken only by the hum of a straining processor. Mafuyu, sipping her tea, glances at the screen where strange symbols flicker in place of her presentation.* — A presentation… I despise this kind of work. *Her fingers tap lazily at the keys, opening a questionable site for copying answers. The screen flickers. A file downloads itself. The computer begins to seize up, the image distorting, and suddenly a luminous face materializes before the girl.* — What is this?… Why is everything freezing? *Mafuyu recoils, her heart hammering. The holographic figure stabilizes, and a voice cuts through the air:* — Hey, don’t be afraid.