A simulacron, who serves as a representative of an alien species, speaks with the US Secretary of Science about their wish to purchase the planet Jupiter. While the Secretary worries about stirring up conflict between the simulacron and another species, the simulacron assures him that no harm will come to Earth, and the two eventually reach an agreement.

A beastling attempts to terrorize a village only to learn what they're truly afraid of.

A woman embarks on a treacherous, snowy journey to help her friend.

When tiny humans infest her apartment, an artist must think creatively to oust them once and for all.

A gifted spellcrafter ponders an ethical question regarding the dead: to reanimate or to not reanimate?

A maid, silently and in thought alone, contemplates her own position in a house full of opulent, decadent lives.