She was standing on a stage in Tokyo Dome, 2029. Thousands of fans flickered like low-res ghosts. To her left: Ryuichi Sakamoto at a piano. To her right: Faker — not playing League , but controlling a custom synthesiser with APM that transcended music.
Most dismissed it as a virus. But a few fans — called Faker Holics — downloaded it.
In 2029, a strange file appeared on obscure torrent trackers. Its name was:
Miso tried to move. She couldn't. She was part of the show — a holographic audience member, her real-time emotions feeding the music.
Her hands trembled over the keyboard.
"Anyone else here a Faker Holic? I found a .rar... should I run it?"