They Banned Me Live—So Four of Me Tore Down the Stage

One chose Jian Ce. Three became Lin Wang. Four selected Yan Chuan. Looking at the missing-person photographs, Two wrote Xun An—Seeking Peace. Lu Chen entered all four names into the employee registry. [Avatars have named themselves. Identity entropy exceeds safe threshold.] [Immediate reclamation advised.] Lu Chen pressed REJECT. At midnight, four reports bore names for the first time. Zero's black document came last. [Day Four: Preparing to replace the original.] [Progress: 43%.] Untouched on the table, Lu Chen's phone unlocked itself. The profile image on his account changed to Zero: black shirt, bare feet, and Lu Chen's face.