Henry, an intelligent virtual assistant (IVA), is conceived at January 1st, 3503, specifically created for a mission to colonize the thirty-first star relative from Earth, installed onto S. S. Inizio and lead by Cpt. Kissinger at March 5th, 3504. Due to unforeseen debris collision during downtime for maintenance, the ship takes damage, fatally destroying a compartment of sleeping pods that housed one hundred crew members in cryosleep. The surviving captain, saved by having a separate cabin, is entrapped in slumber due to systems damage that disabled the opening of the pod. The ship drifts into space, unable to send a mayday message... thus beginning Henry's years beyond the billions, trying to find the meaning of humanity.