In a not-too-distant future ripe with marvels of technological convenience, wage and work disparity are as rampant as they ever were. A new game makes a claim that's bolder than its competition: so long as players are logged in, they'll have extra time to live. Corbin has been stunted by the real world, but chance has given him a new lease on life in the form of a game and he'll do whatever it takes to pursue it.