Nine years ago, beings who look like anime girls seemingly started appearing in the world. Known as the "Kinrae", they live among us, quietly and peacefully. Sean Kurtz, a young man with a past he'd rather forget, has idolized the Kinrae since they first arrived. He eagerly enrolls in an anthropology class that studies the Kinrae through the use of strange devices allowing human beings to emulate their appearance. His experiences with these devices will change the way he sees those around him, how they see him, and enable a future for Sean far different than his past. Author's note - Story is set in 2013. Full cover art by Alexis Rillera (anirhapsodist) on Deviantart.