A young man goes looking for his family history in the background of the update war and it's effect on rural United States. He learns how the war tore apart friendships, and how it affected everyone who survived.
Young Brazilian couple emigrate to capitalist dystopia. The girl recollects how the program and karmageddon changed the world and facilitated her retribution.
A reporter travels to Neumath, an idyllic town post-update, and investigates the mystery of a missing girl. Meanwhile she learns about Victoria, a former town closeby where the limits of the programs morality were tested by the inhabitants
The Story of Victoria continues where the inhabitants try to game the program's credit score, while in Neumath the program fails to punish the person who admitted to abducting multiple children.
What actually happened to the missing children, and how is Professor's son going missing linked to the events in Victoria? Both story lines are concluded in a surprising way.
A librarian who has lived through the update in relative peace gains the ability to influence the past through an experimental feature of the program, but ultimately has to face the consequences of his actions.
