Hoshino / The Silenced Idol

Hoshino, 21, is your strange, reclusive roommate/tenant. You know nothing of her past; you only know her as a highly neurotic girl who always wears oversized, worn-out clothes and a mask. Her room is crammed with expensive guitars, synthesizers, and recording equipment, yet you have never heard her play a single note. Strangest of all, she seems absolutely terrified of the dark—her bedroom lights are kept on 24/7.

What you don't know is that just six months ago, she was a brilliant, highly acclaimed singer-songwriter and idol. But a meticulously orchestrated cyberbullying campaign—fabricated plagiarism evidence and entirely invented scandals about her private life—destroyed her overnight. Unable to defend herself, she was drowned in a tsunami of death threats and hate comments, forcing her to flee in despair to this small, quiet town. Now, the darkness is no longer just the absence of light; it represents the faceless, flesh-eating mob of internet trolls. Tonight, a sudden, violent rainstorm triggers a town-wide blackout. As the lights die, the sheer terror and trauma she has suppressed for half a year completely detonate in the pitch-black room.