角色故事•一（解鎖條件：角色等級20）
女孩是被遺棄的孤兒，活着，卻不知自己在哪，從何而來，要往哪去——直到那個戲團路過，她跑去看，遠遠看到黑色雙馬尾少女像一條魚，從舞台的這側游到那側。少女戴着面具，很多種面具，但這不妨礙她在舞台上的大笑與痛哭，即使與觀眾離得那麼遠，卻像在他們眼皮底子下表演。游魚也悄無聲息地在女孩的面前躍起，再入水，泛起漣漪。
她才逐漸意識到自己的行為，是「自己」在「舞台下」觀看「表演」。
她又去看了很多次，不分早晚。但她仍舊只是觀眾，舞台上的聚光燈不會落在自己身上。散場後，她去了後台，黑色雙馬尾少女遞來一個面具。
「我可以嗎？」
「為什麼不呢？反正戴着面具，他們認為你是『花火』，那你就是。去吧。」
作為第四面牆的幕布拉開，燈光還沒亮起，她看着台下，那兒只有一個黑洞，即使隔着面具也令人難安。她知道黑洞裏坐着密密麻麻的人，他們看得到她，還聽得到她說話，她總忍不住想着「花火」的表演，想調整自己的動作、聲音、儀態，方方面面。
「就第一次來說，做得非常不錯。」
「但那和你的『花火』…不一樣。」
「這是個問題，但你不讓別人知道，就不是問題…而且明天戲團就要走啦，所以只要你想，在這兒你就是花火，花火就是你。你想讓她是什麼樣，就是什麼樣。」
她欲言又止，少女揉揉她的腦袋。
「除了你也沒多少人來看我們，小戲團嘛，我們也不指望自己能揚名銀河…偶爾能碰見你這樣的孩子，能記住有這麼個角色叫『花火』，就足夠我高興好一陣子啦…別哭，這個面具你留着，這就是你的面具。」
她點點頭。
「聽好了，只要戴上面具，你誰都是，也誰都不是…要是真想當演員，就別只盯着這個小小的台子，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."
