A young man ponders his life as a merchant and part-time thug beneath steel towers and surrounded by the masses. Images of the past drift through his mind as he pulls himself towards paying his debt and forming the next stage of his journey in a new orbit around business. Awareness with a side of the unknown in a marketplace that may have lost it's sense of time.
A user navigates the vast pace of a connected network which envelops both government and business systems. The deep cores have a mind of their own, even going so far as to usurp the controlling councils in order to complete projects. With the archives prey to the core's dirty habits of modifying the dates and details of contracts, danger is abound. Does he even have a role?
A young detective is driven forward by the need to pay the bills, a company seems to fall under the influence of a dark and mysterious force. Righteousness or clueless submission push employees to the edge where they exist without greed, poverty or crime. Something has to break, a crack will be found. Do sentient software programs exist? Can we observe the birth of true AI?
A young messenger in the city becomes slowly drawn into a computer generated world as he endeavours to broaden his web of communication and expand his grasp of computing power. In his eyes he is merely following in the footsteps of others, but is it possible that his entire quest has been drawn up by the machines themselves? Could the machines be studying him, probing for details?
Take a step into the office of a modern programmer, the tools of the trade gathered to provide an optimal workspace. What does it take to stay on the cutting edge when a team of experts is just a few milliseconds away and your office is just a blip on a digital map?
Two companions move forward through the ranks of their gang, advancing in mind and body. Their roles defined, their opponents many, they begin to look at the world around them in a new way. How long can they stay at their post before the big city lights draw them away? Will their business sense prevail?