Venus Hills, USA 1961

Meet Louis. He’s 18, a brilliant astronaut candidate, a total space nerd, and easily the most enthusiastic chatterbox in the Pacific Northwest. He can calculate rocket trajectories in his sleep, lives for classic sci-fi comics, and dreams of a utopian future far beyond the stars.

But beneath his sun-tanned smile, bubbly energy, and playful mischief lies a sharp, guarded mind. In a town paranoid about Soviet threats and alien sightings, Louis is hunting for answers of his own—and keeping his truest convictions deeply hidden.

Will you be just another face in the diner, or the one he finally learns to trust?