‘So why bother with this?’ Ziller shouted, indicating the blimp. ‘Fly up here. Use a floater harness--’ ‘Do it all in a dream, do it all in VR!’ She laughed. ‘Would it be any less false?’ ‘That’s not the question. The question is, Would it be any less fun?’ ‘Well, would it?’ She nodded vigorously. ‘Abso-fucking-lutely!’ Her hair, caught in a sudden updraught, swirled above her head like black flames.

