Encounters Out There

Gordon Schumacher, a trillionaire asteroid mining entrepreneur, projected holographic images of his human DNA beside an award-winning qualified geneticist while making a galactic-wide speech.

"I'm not an alien! You've been deceived through clever holography and an AI impostor. Part of a horrific smear campaign to discredit me!"

"Oh, shut that off, Marge," said Herb. "He's an alien."

"How do you know for sure, Herb?"

"Everyone knows. It's all anyone talks about. I mean, are they calling billions of people liars? We all know the truth …"

"But Herb, what about that scientist?"

"Ah heck, Marge, anyone can be bought …"