A jaded barista, strapped for cash, gets more than she bargained for when she lands a shady beta-testing gig for a virtual reality game.

Unaware of the trouble brewing in its shady underbelly, she welcomes the blurred lines between real and fake as she gets lost in the bright world of opportunity that they call "her life but better."

But, when curiosity kills the cat, she finds herself caught in the weeds of the game's hidden agenda.

Going up against the powers that be, Ista Barry is determined to find her way out of the Byte with her sanity intact. Even if that means she has to recalibrate her moral compass a few times along the way.