an army of small drones, positioned in the night sky just so that you can pull an “overhead, the stars were going out” on people

item: paper with (bendable) circuits printed on it that will become an origami drone when folded into a paper crane and supplied with power

Over the crash scene, the drones are already circling, waiting to descend on the wreckage and incorporate whatever usable parts are left

We got used to escaped solar-powered drones buzzing around street lights at night, but got suspicious when the first started bearing fruit

The sun rises and you see feral drones hanging off power lines. A familiar sight: They provide both power and protection against scavengers.

“No sweetie, those aren’t UFOs, those are sky maintenance drones! They change the stars when they break and make the sky not fall!”