It is 2024. Breakthroughs in nano-machinery, bio-medical research, and even arcana have led to a much more advanced world than any predicted in 2017. The rapid growth of cybernetic and arcane-adept populations have led to some social friction, though much less than predicted. Tampa Florida was quick to open a college for the arcane, and near-by St Petersburg has one of the best cybernetic facilities on the planet.

Owen Rivers has recently graduated from Kyle Martin's school for the arcane, and now he is looking for a roommate.