High-school student Roylin Bailey tries to impress the new girl in history class, but when one of his friends disappears, he becomes caught in a web of lies and threats.
Living with other "mechs" since her wealthy parents transplanted her brain into a mechanical body to prevent her from dying in a horrible accident, Lia becomes a pawn in a religious leader's movement to outlaw "mech" technology and eradicate machines such as herself.