A postcard arrives from the Utah desert, bearing a simple but confusing message. The words 'When you're ready, you're always welcome" become the first catalyst to shake Constantine 'Gus" Cast free from his ordinary existence as a drug-addicted, corporate data harvester. After being contacted by his prodigal brother Basil, Gus begins to reflect on his existence and to record his thoughts with poetry in a private journal.

The Synthetic Synergy drug Gus inhales before work heightens his ability to observe patterns and lulls him into accepting a world he once opposed. With a sweet girlfriend...