In this science fiction short story P D R Buchanan plays piggy-in-the-middle to the AIs of two warring corporations. A sample short story from the collection "Proud New Monkey, UITSU & more..." by the same author.

Explore worlds, meet people and share their futures in 10 original science fiction short stories—sometimes true to life, sometimes metaphoric, always absorbing. From time travel to telepathy, from AI to aliens, from the conscious mind to what comes after, science fiction is nothing if not the literature of ideas, and it's all here: - In a world where the future is entirely determined, everything known in advance, Gary’s diary unexpectedly goes blank... - One unfortunate must negotiate peace before the missile nose cone that imprisons him delivers its payload... - All civilisations end, but what ends the Age of AI? - And why is Terri only too grateful that telepathy is a one-way street? Aside from which: Is honesty the best policy when everyone else lies? How do you make sense of memories when your ultra-smart implant is removed? Would a uniform, gelatinous mass of happy conscious substance make for a perfect world? And what does UITSU mean? Journey from the satirically dark to the fizzy and light while the future comes at you non-stop—the time to read is now!