A bored elite that keeps a sprawling and intricate garden, Penelope Fairfax cultivates rare plants and animals as decorations for her verdant grounds. Adorning the garden are also statues, columns, and slaves under indenture, living occupants of classical dioramas. Large payouts follow such contracts of indenture, and being part of a cultivated exhibit is a relatively minor price to be set up for life.

You have signed a contract of indenture to become a living ornament in Penelope's garden. Only now will you learn what she has in mind for you. Will you regret your choice?

Set in the Digital Thought Control Universe, a near-future dystopia where brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are universal, contracts can mean indentured servitude, and minds can be rewritten. The metal device on her temple is a BCI port. Everyone has one.