For John.

You taught us there is no fate but what we make for ourselves.

There’s much more to it than just picking the right color. It’s the texture, the weight of the material. One wrong choice… it can destroy the look of the entire room. There was this one customer that came to me. He wanted to have solid color drapes in a little girl’s room. I said, “Don’t do it.” You need butterflies, polka dots, balloons.

My past has caught up with me. And… I won’t be back.

Even without a rogue AI taking over, I calculate a 74% chance that human civilization will collapse into barbarism. And in that eventuality, these weapons will be vital to protect my family. Also, this is Texas.