The Magician

They say that sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. So when Lland was confronted by a man who claimed to be a magician... well, he made the only conclusion he could.

"I'm _definitely_ a magician," insisted the magician. "I mean, you can't just conjure flowers out of thin air."

"Yes you can," sighed Lland. "That's the primary feature of the Flowerporter 9000. You must have one tucked away back there somewhere."

"Well what about the hat? I made a perfectly good rabbit come out of that hat. You saw it!"

"Oh, please. _Everybody_ has dimensionally transcendental hats these days."

The magician, trying not to let his frustration show, calmly responded, "But I cut my assistant in two!"

"She could've been a robot."

"I made a rhino disappear!"

"The vanishing rhino is not an uncommon attraction in most zoos."

Enraged, the magician punched Lland in the face. "Bet your technology can't do _that!_" he quipped.

"Actually," groaned Lland through broken teeth, "There's an app for that."