Wilma’s beauty is a weapon, and it cuts her most of all. Like when the marketing team decides it will improve sales if they “accidentally” let a fan touch her. Or when her handler comes to her room for another private visit.
Wilma’s beauty is a weapon. But her creators are about to learn that weapons cut both ways.
This short story is 5200 words long. It can also be found in Digital Flesh, a science fiction short story collection.
Zoe Cannon may or may not be a supervillain out to conquer the world through writing. When not writing, they can be found perfecting their schemes for world domination, plotting against their archenemies, and staying up too late reading a book. Their secret lair is rumored to be located somewhere in southern New Hampshire. They also write as their mild-mannered alter ego, Z.J. Cannon.