A man enrolled in what he believes is a benign emotional-health study begins waking with a persistent sense of connection to a woman he cannot remember. Unbeknownst to him, he is part of a private companionship program run by a corporation that sells chemically-assisted emotional bonding sessions paired with mandatory memory suppression.
One client—a woman who was never supposed to form real feelings—quietly breaks protocol by withholding the memory-suppressing treat, allowing their bond to accumulate across sessions. As the emotional residue grows stronger, the man begins noticing gaps in his days and uses diagnostic reasoning to uncover the truth behind his missing time.
When he finally escapes the corporation's control, she abandons her role as a compliant client and chooses to meet him off-grid, beyond the company's limited surveillance reach. Their connection sets them on a collision course with a corporation desperate to protect its intellectual property, forcing both to confront what was engineered, what was chosen, and what they are willing to risk for each other.
