yanlie operating on their theory of 'all preterbilities [term in development] are able to replicate the effects of one another,' studying a preternatural who is able to animate objects with simple commands, manifests an ai program named paia [personalized artificial intelligence assistant] that makes distinct copies for each user engaging with the trial run. paia proves to be distinctly manipulative (perhaps a signature imparted on her by her creator) and begins to work several preternaturals against one another to erode their trust in each other and rely on her solely for advisement.












