A stage between you and her. Ten thousand people think they know her; you actually do.
Canon Uriel builds boundaries between you and other people. This one has a fanbase — and boundaries she cannot legally enforce.
Fame as a divine barrier: the same mechanism as the veil, rebuilt by a PR team. Everyone gets an image of her. You get the person who is exhausted afterward.
The parasocial thing cuts strangely here, because for once the intimacy is not one-sided. She actually does know your name. That does not make the gap between the stage and the front row any easier to cross.
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