Discordant Solo - Vesper

New Eridu never hesitates to spotlight rising stars, nor does it stop consuming legends born and burnt out in a flash. In TOPS Entertainment's dazzling blueprint, the perfect "new star" is always described this way: a songstress who is flawlessly precise, absolutely controllable, and capable of carrying any artistic vision, defining the idol standard of a new era. And Vesper, model "V-DTX," stands among their most closely cultivated test cases. She was given the most advanced vocal module, the most sophisticated emotion simulation system, and... a crystal-clear Core inscribed with "love for the stage." With every curtain call and in every pause between her lyrics, she could feel it again and again — her own heart, pure as crystal. And yet she slipped into an obsession: no matter how much of herself she gave, she and her voice were nothing but instruments on a stage, just numbers in a producer's ledger. Even the most perfect performances and the hottest applause were only footnotes for someone else's story, never the fire that truly burned inside her. Her voice began to pick up faint distortions, and her "heart" was no longer pure, collapsing into a shattered, pitiful void. The stage she once cherished above all else became a beautiful, merciless cage. "The stage really is beautiful, isn't it? Even though you only want to hear the echoes you designed..." "But that's okay. I'll sing for you." "In my own way, I'll bring this false performance to its final rest."