Physical mirrors are severely limited in the amount of energy they can handle, anyway. Reflectivity only works with coherent light when the reflective surface is able to shed energy faster than it arrives. A truly warfare-class rated pulsed laser delivering megajoules to a small area will blast any mirror to dust.
Jamie doesn't have the physics to know the difference between frequencies of laser emissions. He will find his answer, as he always does, by visiting the scene of the crime.
I happen to be very fond of Bugs.
Save for Dorf, none of this band are professional adventurers. I think any one of us, placed into this world, could find a place among this group. I would certainly go, if I could!
I listed this story as a science fantasy, because I felt that term covered the mix of ideas here perfectly. I like the idea that science and magick can be friends, and that the act of discovery can be entertaining. It seems I was not wrong, after all.
Thank you!
It's amazing how readily identifiable some things are in our society today, isn't it? What would a science fantasy be, without a directed energy weapon or two?
I happen to agree with you about the victims of war including families of the combatants.
I think Christmas is one time where magic is actually allowed to happen. Just, most of the time, it is so subtle that we just call it Merry.
I'm thinking about writing a tale about a couple of cute gay guys that dial their phone one day and are connected to a pizza place in an alternate universe that exists all underwater. They go to order a celestial special with extra cheese, but can't make themselves understood, because the dolphin on the other end of the line only speaks Portuguese.