The year is 2079. More than two decades have passed since the AI bubble burst, leaving behind a world where strong AI research is strictly outlawed. But during a live reality show, A bold claim is made—someone among them isn't human, but AI! Some scoff, some seize the moment for attention, and Lucas, a part-time delivery worker, is just an unlucky bystander caught in the chaos—or is he?
Secretly possessing a mind-altering ability hasn’t made Lucas’s life any easier. Two years into adulthood, he remains trapped in the same struggle: jumping between jobs, barely making ends meet, and unable to to move on from the ghosts of his past. Worse still, he may have just landed himself in serious trouble. Maybe it’s time to start pruning his life.