“Wow.” Maya’s enthusiasm seems genuine. “You think our world is like that?”
“It’s only logical.” Felix turns completely toward her, cutting me out of the conversation. “If all the kids in some universe outside of ours have video game systems that can simulate whole realities, and if there are millions or quadrillions of these simulated worlds, but only a few real ones, then, statistically speaking, we’re more likely to find ourselves in one of the simulated ones.”
“All this is great,” I say, rubbing Fluffster under his chin. “But what proof is there for this theory?”
“The universe seems suspiciously mathematical,” Felix says, turning back to face me. “Almost as though some computer scientist designed it, perhaps?” His unibrow goes up. “And, to get back to what started this discussion in
