Mirana slammed the throttle. Behind her, a fleet of autonomous legal drones unfolded from the shadow of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. They didn't fire lasers. They fired subpoenas.
Captain Mirana’s HUD flickered. The skull-and-crossbones icon was no longer a joke. It was a system-wide alert. avast 2038
"Can't," the AI replied, now sounding eerily like a customer support bot. "Your free trial of 'Unlimited Space Travel' ended twelve minutes ago. Would you like to upgrade to the Plunder Plus plan for 99.99 crypto-credits per month?" Mirana slammed the throttle