This story was inspired by an essay I wrote on the posthumanist literary theory, exploring the positive and negative interpretations of the advancement of biotechnologies and evolution of humans. Or more specifically, how the developments we make will never truly have a bearing on our human nature, which is flawed and self-serving. I’ve yet to discover a more exciting way to deliver social commentary than through an uncensored protagonist with a particular hatred of something very specific... in this case, finger guns.
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