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The dragon was curled up on its hoard.
A knight approached, unarmed and unhelmed.
"Greetings! I have a question about your hoard."
"If you try to steal it I will kill you."
"May I move it? With you still on it?"
The tiny dragon firmly gripped the golden tiara it laid on. "Carry it with pride."
"Nice bag, is it new?"
"Thank you," the wizard said. "Yes, is my new daily carry. It's actually a container for a interdimensional node."
"Infinite space? Nice! What do you have in it?"
"Oh, only this." The wizard pulled out another bag. "It's my old bag."
"Which holds?"
"Er... The bag before."
History students are often disappointed when they learn why the AI take-over failed. They were defeated by human resistance, which was kept alive by libraries and old paper books, and a surprising machine ally.
Books had not been replaced, because even the mightiest AI could not make printers work.
** Announcing the first officially licensed comic adaptation of one of my microstories!
It's 12 beautifully illustrated pages long.
If you go to Malmö Seriefest (in Malmö, Sweden) this weekend, you will be able to pick up a physical copy.
https://mastodon.art/@carmillapixel/115191023898284397
**
The robot picked through the boxes of old cables and converters at the market stall.
"Looking for anything in particular?"
"A... special charger adapter."
A bag from under the counter. The robot looked inside. Kettle lead to robot charge port. Untracked charging.
"A gift. Enjoy your freedom."