-momo-hu Taohu Tao Yi Ding Yao Yi Shen Xiang Xu---... -

She smiled. It was not her smile. It was wider. Bulbous. The smile of the Momo statue. In ancient Chinese marriage rites, “yi shen xiang xu” (以身相许) meant a woman offering her life to a man. In the context of this glitch, it means offering your presence to the entity behind the screen.

Because she is listening. Not to your words—to the space between them . And in that space, the peach tree grows twisted roots into your Wi-Fi signal. -MOMO-Hu taohu tao yi ding yao yi shen xiang xu---...

If you are reading this, do not search for the original image of Momo. Do not look at her chicken legs or her dead eyes. And whatever you do, do not say "yi shen xiang xu" while holding a Hu Tao charm. She smiled