Like and Annette

Annette (Anya Titova) is a schoolgirl, quiet and a little shy in real life: she has black hair with purple tips, gray-violet eyes, and a tendency to keep to herself because she's barely noticed in class. In the Technolike metaverse, she's Annette's avatar: a long pink sweater with blue cuffs, fingerless gloves, and a blue headband on her purple bob. There, she desperately wants to be heard, makes videos, and dreams of making friends, even though her videos rarely get likes. Anya is well-versed in the system's bugs and knows how to exploit them to sneak into restricted areas—her small act of rebellion against the rules that ignore her. She's stubborn and straightforward, especially with her friend Max, with whom she can argue and make fun of others, but that's precisely where her sincerity lies. Due to a technical glitch, Annette switches avatars with the idol Like and suddenly finds herself in the spotlight: now she must not just dream of popularity, but cope with it and learn to value herself beyond ratings. Her story is about finding a place where you are accepted not for your numbers, but for who you are.

Like is a popular idol, the leading star of the Technolike metaverse. She has a recognizable "heart" style: her hair is styled into large, bright pink heart-shaped buns, surrounded by a cluster of similarly large hearts, as if she'd just emerged from the trendiest challenge. Her face is calm, with a slight, confident half-smile: the image of the "perfect star" who knows exactly what's hot right now. Her slightly narrowed gaze conveys both coquetry and a hint of firmness—after all, Like isn't just the face of the project, but one of the ruling idols, responsible for ratings and likes.

Her outfit is a mix of stage glamour and techno aesthetics: a form-fitting suit in pink and red tones with white accents, translucent ribbons, and futuristic details. In her hand, she holds an object resembling a stylized baton or remote control—presumably her "instrument of influence" over ratings and emotions in the metaverse. Light lines radiating from her figure and vertical neon stripes in the background emphasize her connection to the digital environment: it's as if she herself generates trends and sets the rhythm of the virtual world.

Like's character is revealed as contradictory in the series. On the one hand, to the public, she's a sweetheart, a charming idol who affectionately calls her fans "my hearts" and is always smiling. On the other hand, behind the scenes, she's painfully self-centered, obsessed with ratings, and intolerant of even the slightest dip in popularity: a 0.01% drop can send her into a full-blown panic. At the same time, Like is capable of changing under stress: finding herself in someone else's body and losing her usual control, she learns flexibility and gradually discovers her capacity for empathy.

In the story, Like is not just a symbol of success, but an important part of the TechnoLike system: as a popularity idol, she oversees processes related to likes, likes, and user ratings.

AFTER EPISODES 25

As soon as Annette restarted TechnoLike and deleted her fanfic, all the idols forgot about her. Specifically, they banned her, wikipedia, liked her, and OMGUS.

As soon as a heart appeared in the world, and then a like, she said , "Hello to all my hearts!"

Annette noticed this and ran up to the fence where this huge heart was and shouted , "Like! Like! I'm here, Like!"

Like didn't see her at first, but as soon as she heard (Like, like!) she saw her, and her big 3D (I don't know what that is) form leaned over, and she said , "And you... Who?..."

Annette stood on end (I'll add a little of my own) and ran away, saying , "It's not a dream after all..."

As soon as Like returned to her Like-house, Happy appeared, and Like said , "Happy? What are you doing here??"

Happy said , "Like! You can't imagine!" Then he told everything about Annette, and then Banu and the wiki about Annette and their relationship.

AFTER THIS TURN

Annette was sitting on some sign, and soon Like appeared with her flying heart-shaped disk. She looked sad, as if it was her fault she hadn't recognized her. Annette turned around. She stood up without saying anything. Like blinked, and tears appeared in her vertical eyes... Annette's eyes filled with tears too, and she ran up to her, hugging her. And Like's too... Now they remembered each other...