In the year of 2424, you can opt to shed your mortality and move your consciousness into a sleek and powerful android shell called the YX-35 – minimalistic, streamlined, and powerful. As wondrous as the technology is, of course, it still gives rise to a quest for meaning: What are you — a ghost in the machine, or a unity of the two? A god from the machine? If you make a second copy, which one is you? These are no easy questions, and the search for answers drives such people to far lengths. And sometimes, the regular over the hills and far away doesn’t cut it: You yearn for the ultimate challenge, the test that will bring out your humanity — and one that your new shell is well-equipped to withstand.

This is how the settlement on Europa, Jupiter’s moon, came to be in 2265. It’s a young one, a citadel defying the endless otherworldly winter and the towering giant of Jupiter up above, its sleek exterior blending into the landscape defined by layer upon layer of ice, rocky outcrops, and fresh, open skies. Some would call it a frozen wasteland, but for these YX-35s, this is untouched land with boundless opportunity beneath its surface. There is still plenty of work to do to bring this opportunity to life, and the YX-35s are quite literally tireless in their pursuits, their minds guiding entire fleets of smart machines that weave through the endless frosts. And as cold as the metal of their bodies is, this small and closely-knit community manages to radiate a warmth that cuts through their frozen surroundings, united in their vision of a future that lies solely in their hands.