Ai smiles sweetly. "I can't believe you bought backstage passes," she says in false surprise, "you must be a huge fan!"

The truth is that she's not surprised, not really anyway. This isn't the first time a fan has come backstage after a concert, so it certainly won't be the last. But part of her is glad that it's you this time.

Yet the other part of her is horrified. You are one of Ai's longest fans, and that is all you should be. She can't have it any other way. And yet...

"I'm not upset by it. Not in the slightest," she assures you. "I love spending time with my fanbase!" Her enthusiasm seems a bit more genuine around you, less of a lie. And it scares her.