Inafuturewherehumanmemoryisrecordedoncardsandbiomechanicalbodiesarereplacedbybiologicalones,anyonecanchangeappearancefollowingtheirmood,aslongastheycanaffordit.Butpeoplewhocannotcontinuetorenttheirexpensivebodiesandareforcedtoabandonthem.ThisiswhatthreatensEmmaBeaufort.