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A young girl named Mashiro stood before a transparent mirror—one that reflected no image.
In her hands… was the first layer of a tight-fitting suit.
Today, she would return to her true self once more.
She began by sliding her arms into the white fabric.
Its touch was bitingly cold, like ice at first contact—
but the moment it clung to her upper arms, warmth began to spread.
Its temperature shifted with her breathing,
as if the suit was learning who she was.
As she pulled the suit over her chest, hips, and legs,
she felt a gentle yet firm pressure envelop her body.
The glowing blue lines on the suit began to shimmer faintly,
as though syncing with her heartbeat—
tuning itself to something deeper than just flesh.
"This layer... is my second skin.
Once it seals completely, I begin to forget I ever had real skin at all."
Mashiro sat down.
She picked up the sleek, black suit—thicker than the first, yet pliable like a gel-infused nanoweave.
She slowly slid one leg in, then the other.
The moment the black suit made contact with the white layer beneath,
a faint click echoed inside her mind—
as if the system had begun locking into place.
As she pulled it up past her waist and across her chest,
she felt a constant, steady pressure—
like someone wrapping their arms around her,
not suffocating, but undeniably tight.
In her hands was the final black mask—sleek and solid,
far more rigid than the layers before.
Inside were two luminous blue VR lenses,
waiting for her eyes.
She pressed the mask to her face.
"Fshht."
A soft vacuum hiss sounded as it sealed perfectly against her skin.
The moment her eyes aligned with the lenses…
her entire view changed.
No longer ordinary light—
her world became digitally filtered.
Faint grids mapped every surface.
Small movements in the room glowed with soft blue highlights.
She couldn't tell if the interface was analyzing everything—
or if she herself was slowly becoming part of the system.
"These eyes… no longer belong to me.
They're the eyes of someone watching the world—
without ever revealing what they truly think."
The last mask remained—
a soft, lifelike face with light red hair and an adorable, widely adored expression.
It was modeled after a character known as Puni,
a favorite among boys and social spaces alike.
The outer shell was made of soft silicone,
with a surface that felt disturbingly real to the touch.
Its eyes could blink and move,
tracking her gaze through advanced internal sensors.
The inner layer was lined with thin, adaptive foam—
which gently expanded to fit the contours of her face,
anchoring it perfectly and comfortably in place.
This mask also included a voice modulation system,
which transformed her voice into that of a sweet, playful young girl.
She gazed silently at the mask glowing inside its blue-lit box.
It was the only piece that didn’t feel clinical.
Not stiff—
but soft,
like a forced smile on a doll’s face.
"Puni..."
A name that never belonged to her—
but she knew it was the key
to making the world accept her presence.
Not as she truly was...
but as the version the world wanted.
She gently lifted the mask.
The foam inside wrapped around her cheeks and jaw.
Not cold.
Not hot.
Just… quiet.
It felt like it was about to swallow the last of her voice.
She slowly pressed it over the rigid robotic mask beneath.
The foam expanded instantly—
locking in place with a perfect seal.
The voice in her head—the one she always heard—
went silent.
Replaced by a new one.
A bright, cheerful, utterly foreign voice.
Not hers in any way—
but exactly right for everyone who would ever see her again.
Her perspective shifted once more.
This time, not the light.
Not the vision.
But the very filter of reality itself.
The world softened.
Even the clinical blue glow of the walls now felt like gentle morning sunlight.
Every word that slipped from her mouth…
no longer passed through her own throat.
It now emerged through a system—crafted, filtered, and shaped into the voice of “Puni”
—the cute little girl the world wanted to believe in.
“Good morning~!”
The sound was far too sweet for her to accept as her own.
And yet—
somehow… it made her feel safe.
“Now, no one sees me anymore…
And yet, everyone knows me—
better than when I ever showed them my real face.”
She stood before the mirror once again.
And this time—
the reflection returned.
But it wasn't her.
It was Puni—
the red-haired, bright-eyed girl with blinking, lifelike expressions.
Flawless.
Perfect.
Untouchable.
From this moment on—
Mashiro would be sealed away inside.
And the world would only ever see
Puni.
A sweet voice, a cute smile,
and a soft mask the world calls...
“adorable.”
i_ghost
2025-05-13 22:52:37 +0000 UTCTimperNL
2025-05-13 18:28:20 +0000 UTC