***Emma Burnett*** *is a researcher and writer. She has had stories in* Nature:Futures, Mythaxis, Northern Gravy, Apex, Radon, Utopia, MetaStellar, Milk Candy Review, Roi Fainéant, JAKE, *and more. You can find her on* [Twitter](https://twitter.com/slashnburnett), [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/slashnburnett.bsky.social), *and at* [emmaburnett.uk](http://emmaburnett.uk/).