Disillusioned with life in the slums, self-taught technician Grind and con man Harry decided they were wasting their time in cheap virtual dives for vagrants and that it was time to pull off something big. Soon a suitable opportunity presents itself. Grind steals and then destroys a software product he created for an underground dance club, instantly finding himself on the wrong side of the law.
Harry, reasoning that things couldn't get any worse for his friend, proposes they also rob the KIDS dealers — a local hacker group that distributes keys for entry into the Environment. The friends have no idea that entry into this branching virtual reality, woven from a multitude of worlds, will come at a very high price…