Chen has been condemned to live in the slum of Kowloon-M, the Honorable Society's dumping ground for deviants, political dissenters, and religious practitioners. As a part of his punishment he has been fitted with a projection unit - a device that makes even his innermost thoughts visible for all around him to see via hologram. Alone and fearing to become something less than human, a chance rescue by a native changes his life.