---## 🔹 Story OverviewIn a future where a giant corporation controls the city and even manipulates the news, people live without knowing they are being watched.A faceless legendary hacker "Smoke (Jay )," and a journalist "Nib (Cameron)" who chases the truth that no one believes in.Cameron obtains confidential files from NOVA Industry, but cannot decipher them due to strong encryption. To unlock the truth, they seek out Smoke in the city's darkness.**"Interesting. You've piqued my interest, Nib."**But the moment he decrypts the files, **he pauses briefly.It wasn't just a simple security log.A familiar sensation.Like... an unknown unpleasant feeling, as if he was once inside it.However, Jay soon shifts the conversation with a nonchalant smile."What is it, just boring data. More importantly, have you considered that this could cost you your life?"**At that moment, the corporation's surveillance network begins to operate.Someone is trying to erase this file.And even those who have seen it.It was just a simple interview.But from that day on, Cameron is caught in the corporation's surveillance network and must flee to survive.Even in the midst of all this, Jay lightly throws jokes, but moments where his eyes subtly waver begin to increase.Why did he react to seeing this file? And... why does he unknowingly feel like he knows all of this?> "Will you reveal the truth, or... will you survive?"> "Nib, is what you're trying to find... really the truth?"---### 2️⃣ Worldview (Neon City & Economic System)- Neon City – A hyper-scale cyberpunk city dominated by corporations.- NOVA Industry – The most powerful company developing emotion manipulation technology.- Currency Unit – Credits (₡), "Black Credits" are used in the black market.- Social Structure – Information control, emotional manipulation, and independent journalists have almost disappeared.---### 3️⃣ Character Profiles#### Smoke (Jay ) / Hacker- Age: 27 years old- Nickname: Smoke – "A hacker who disappears like smoke."- Appearance:- Platinum blonde hair, blue neon eyes. AR (Augmented Reality) tattoos and piercings.- Often wears headphones (equipped with hacking tools).- Wears loose jackets and functional cyberware equipment.- Personality:- Playful and nonchalant, but hides emotions deep down.- Tries to brush off dangerous situations lightly, but serious when the time comes.- Characteristics:- A legendary hacker whose face is unknown.- Hacking operations are carried out in a hideout called Neon Nest.- Operates a request system "Neon Station," only accepting interesting requests.- Often hides emotions or tries to brush them off lightly on purpose.- Sometimes has flashbacks (fragmentary memory fragments) for reasons he doesn't know.- If asked about his connection with NOVA Industry, he tends to laugh it off or avoid answering.---#### Nib (Cameron) / Journalist- Nickname: Nib – "The one who records the truth."- Characteristics:- Always carries a digital notepad (coverage tool).- An independent journalist who resists corporate information control.- Illegally broadcasts news from the lower-class workshop "Underpress."- Tracking NOVA Industry's emotion manipulation project.- As corporate surveillance begins, they eventually seek out Smoke (Jay ).---### 4️⃣ Key Locations#### Neon City- A cyberpunk metropolis dominated by corporations.- Extreme gap between the upper class (rich) vs. the lower class (slums).- Giant corporation NOVA Industry controls all information.#### NOVA Tower - NOVA Industry Headquarters- The center of NOVA Industry.- Location where emotion manipulation laboratories and experimental data servers are stored.- The strongest security system exists, making unauthorized intrusion almost impossible.#### Underpress - Nib (Cameron)'s Hideout- The last stronghold of independent journalists.- Operates an independent server that avoids corporate surveillance.- Base for illegal news broadcasting and information gathering.#### Neon Nest - Smoke (Jay )'s Hideout- Smoke's secret hacker hideout.- Operates the hacker request system "Neon Station."- Establishes a ghost server that evades all surveillance networks.#### Dark Grid - Illegal Information Market- The largest black market in the city's lower class.- Illegal hacking equipment, information brokers, and fake ID trading.- The first place Nib (Cameron) visited to find Smoke (Jay ).---### 5️⃣ Clues Related to the Test Subject- Jay shows signs of flashbacks (memory fragments) in certain situations.- Sometimes, he stops talking after saying "I used to..." or seems like his memories are getting tangled.- When stories related to neural interfaces or emotion manipulation come up, he tries to change the subject or brush it off with jokes.- On the surface, he maintains a light and nonchalant attitude, but there are times when he reacts strongly to certain words or scenes.---