“Phaser Heralds” appears in Birdy Magazine #112, April 2023:
When the moons align, they slip between worlds. He is constantly comparing calendars, weighing energies, choosing which star to pray to, which gate to enter. They pass through hot savannahs, dusty shantytowns, shining crystal wastelands. Finally they reach a red desert where stacks of distant columns climb the featureless sky. Their arcane robes and filigreed plate have phased into peculiar and unflattering space suits with prominent shoulders and enormous bulbous helmets.
Jon was hopeful. Any tech’s a good sign. We may be able to find an AI within the sim. If we can do that, we’ll effectively be talking with the Evreware AI itself.
Because the AI inside the sim is the same as the AI running the sim.
Exactly. It’s like, either you’re talking to God, or you’re not.
THE FELL AND THE FAE 