A book cover. At the top is the title, DEATHBOT 2000, in tall cream capitals. DEATH is struck through with a scrawled red marker line, and Describe is written above it in red marker, with a proofreader's caret. Below the title, in spaced gold capitals: A design fiction in eight parts.

Beneath that, a gilded theatre arch frames a stage, with red velvet curtains tied back and wooden boards. A single spotlight falls on a silhouetted tall man in a fedora and a long coat, mid-stride. He is entering from the audience's right, which is the actor's stage left.

An amber targeting display is drawn over the scene. Corner brackets and a gunsight ring lock onto the man, and a dotted arrow shows which way he is walking. Above the box, CLASS: HOSTILE is struck out in red, with CLASS: ACTOR above it. A readout says: Subject 01. Tall man, hat. Entering stage left. Threat 0.00. Performance: extremely convincing. In the corners: DB-2K Theatre Edition. Mode: Describe. Rec. Drones tracked: 0 of 32.

A caption bar across the front of the stage reads: It is simply to make sure no one misses what happens next.

In the foreground are rows of dark audience silhouettes. One woman wears a headset, and she is tagged: Row D, seat 7. First time in 4 years. At the bottom is the author's name, Charlotte Joanne.