In the sprawling expanse of City Zeta-3, where denizens are subject to the jurisdiction of multiple governments, the moiras of three flare amidst distinct Sectors. Sam entangles in the fervor of Sector 1's religious zeal, Beth blindsided by iron fists in Sector 2, and Mark, an ordinary high school student, becomes ensnared in the democracy of Sector 3. Beneath clouds that laid the city, Mark leapt onto an assignment: report stats on Sector 2's workings, to be shared exclusively within his school's confines. As long-held secrets unravel, one takes a leap too soon, downed on broken quills. Yet time was a-wasting, an mind constantly on drive as if there was no tomorrow, and just one step off the line, an human fled the roof.