In the cold silence between the stars, millions of passengers aboard the Long Shot reside in stasis. While their bodies are protected from the ravages of time, their minds are far more fragile. To protect their sanity, they are connected to the ships network. Full depth Virtual Reality. But to ward of boredom we do what humans do best. We seek out entertainment, we fight, and we explore. In short, we game.

But for Darin who just came off a maintenance shift, its a different story. In the Net time passes much more swiftly, so now he's late to the game, behind the curve, and nearly friendless. Upon joining the MMO """"Dreams of a Forgotten World"""" Darin finds that his problems have only just begun. But on the bright side, at least you can always respawn...