Alan Jones

Chip volunteers to have a brain-computer interface implanted in his spinal cord by a nascent startup, only for the company to go bust and leave him stuck with obsolete technology intertwined with his biology.

Alone and living under house arrest, Peter views the world largely through computer screens. When the alienation and solitude get to him, he takes drastic measures to connect with the one person he sees regularly, an outgoing and attractive young woman who delivers his groceries.