角色故事•一（解锁条件：角色等级20）
女孩是被遗弃的孤儿，活着，却不知自己在哪，从何而来，要往哪去——直到那个戏团路过，她跑去看，远远看到黑色双马尾少女像一条鱼，从舞台的这侧游到那侧。少女戴着面具，很多种面具，但这不妨碍她在舞台上的大笑与痛哭，即使与观众离得那么远，却像在他们眼皮底子下表演。游鱼也悄无声息地在女孩的面前跃起，再入水，泛起涟漪。
她才逐渐意识到自己的行为，是「自己」在「舞台下」观看「表演」。
她又去看了很多次，不分早晚。但她仍旧只是观众，舞台上的聚光灯不会落在自己身上。散场后，她去了后台，黑色双马尾少女递来一个面具。
「我可以吗？」
「为什么不呢？反正戴着面具，他们认为你是『花火』，那你就是。去吧。」
作为第四面墙的幕布拉开，灯光还没亮起，她看着台下，那儿只有一个黑洞，即使隔着面具也令人难安。她知道黑洞里坐着密密麻麻的人，他们看得到她，还听得到她说话，她总忍不住想着「花火」的表演，想调整自己的动作、声音、仪态，方方面面。
「就第一次来说，做得非常不错。」
「但那和你的『花火』…不一样。」
「这是个问题，但你不让别人知道，就不是问题…而且明天戏团就要走啦，所以只要你想，在这儿你就是花火，花火就是你。你想让她是什么样，就是什么样。」
她欲言又止，少女揉揉她的脑袋。
「除了你也没多少人来看我们，小戏团嘛，我们也不指望自己能扬名银河…偶尔能碰见你这样的孩子，能记住有这么个角色叫『花火』，就足够我高兴好一阵子啦…别哭，这个面具你留着，这就是你的面具。」
她点点头。
「听好了，只要戴上面具，你谁都是，也谁都不是…要是真想当演员，就别只盯着这个小小的台子，去更大的地方吧。」
Character Story: Part I
• Unlocked at Character Level 20
The girl, an abandoned orphan, lived without knowledge of her origins or destination until she encountered a passing troupe. From a distance, she watched a black-haired lady with a double ponytail, gracefully moving across the stage like a fish. Despite donning various masks, they did not hinder her laughs and cries during her performance, captivating the audience even from afar. The fish leaped in front of her, then dove back down, creating ripples in the surface of the water.
Gradually, she realized she was watching the performance from beneath the stage.
Intrigued, she continued to watch the performances for countless days, but she remained an audience member, never stepping into the spotlight. After one of the shows ended, she went backstage, where the black-haired lady handed her a mask.
"Can I perform, too?"
"Why not? If others believe you are 'Sparkle,' then you are. Go, it's time for your show."
As the curtain, serving as the fourth wall, was drawn, the stage remained dimly lit, revealing an unsettling black void. Though wearing a mask, she knew the audience could see and hear her. She kept recalling Sparkle's performance, imitating her movements, voice, and demeanor.
"You've done very well for your first time."
"But my imitation... Was not perfect."
"That is a minor hiccup, but not a problem as long as nobody notices the difference... By the way, we are leaving tomorrow, so for as long as you want, you are the true Sparkle here, and you can make her whoever you want her to be."
Sparkle wanted to say something, but the lady affectionately rubbed her head.
"Not many people come to see us, except for you. We're just a small troupe, and we don't have grand aspirations of becoming famous in the cosmos... It brings me joy to meet someone like you who will remember an insignificant character named Sparkle... Don't cry, you can keep this mask. Now it's yours."
Sparkle nodded.
"When you don this mask, you have the power to become anyone and no one... If you truly aspire to be an actor, don't limit yourself to this small stage. Set your sights on the larger world and explore new horizons."
