Well, there you go. We waited. They flew in and positioned themselves over the cities. But they’re just in no hurry to make contact. Only annoying dust appeared. And then... And then it became clear that everything was not so simple. They plan to fit us into the world order, without asking, however, our consent. They simply brought an RPG element into our existence and asked us to choose a class from a list. Ha! As if it were so easy to choose from hundreds and thousands of titles. It’s easy and simple for them! I wish I could do that... Stop! Do you mean "Class selected"? Cancel! Where is the cancel button? I'm not serious! Author's notes: Many thanks to the artist Mikhail for the cover: