Earth's first artificial moon, 1891-Midas is in a decaying orbit as AI managers carry out the mad whims of Zed corporation's Palmer Cauldwell. Life back on earth is stratified between humans who have been modified for interface with computers, the large-eyed greys, and feral folk clinging on to what little remains of reality. Tappdancin' Todd, retro tech fanatic, transforms from a washed up livestreamer to an object of derision and obsession for millions of cruel greys who will stop at nothing for a chuckle.