Anunprecedentedpandemichasravagedtheplanet,leavingresourcesinsufficienttomaintainthehumanpopulation.Tocombatthecrisis,atotalitariangoverningbodyknownasTheBureauestablished"TheDeal.”AcceptTheDeal,andyou'llreceiveajob,housing,andmedicalcarethatwillkeepyousafeandhealthyfortwentymoreyears,atwhichpointyoumusttakeyourownlife. OnceyoutakeTheDeal,there’snoturningback.TheBureaumakessureofthis. TALABAYANItookthedealwhenshewastwenty,pregnant,andalone.ShespentthenextnineteenyearsraisingherdaughterANALYNandsavingeverythingshehadsoherdaughterwouldn'thavetotakeTheDeal.JustfivedaysbeforeTala’sduetodie,Analyngetsanunexpectedmedicaldiagnosis.Nowtheadventurebegins,asTalafightstogetherdaughterbeyondthereachofTheBureaubeforehertimeisup.
