The livestream cut out mid-broadcast. But the screen recording had already spread across the internet. Sophie's comment section was turned upside down overnight. The same people who'd hailed her as "the most clear-headed person alive" just a day earlier completely changed their tune. A: [Congrats! You successfully turned down 5 million.] B: [Girl, you're on a winning streak. Everyone else just lost their rehearsal space because of you.] C: [Don't cry, okay? Stand up straight and show off that backbone of yours.] D: [Oh, you don't need help from the big shots, right? If you're that tough, stop taking subsidies too.] The most brutal comment, though, came from an anonymous post by one of her fellow cast members. Fellow: [I'm an extra on the Lightchasing Crew. I need this job. I don't

