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After the death of his wife, astrobiologist Theo Byrne raised his son Robin, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, on his own, trying to establish order in the lives of father and son. Robin is warm and kind but sensitive and restless. He was labeled as "special care" by the school because of behavioral problems. Only the virtual planet and the outdoors modeled by Theo can calm him. Hoping to save Robin from the psychotropic drugs that ruined his childhood, Theo learns that an experimental neurofeedback therapy might improve Robin's emotional control. After receiving treatment, Robin was radiant with unprecedented vitality, but this beauty hid a mystery - it turned out that his wife's previously recorded brain nerve activity was guiding Robin. At the same time, the entire human world is crumbling: Frequent extreme climates, a wanton system, media that fan the flames, society and ecology are in a mess, and no one can survive alone. As a result, Theo lost his scientific research funding, and Robin could no longer receive treatment. The initial hope even became a boomerang that finally flew towards the father and son...