Life in the New Horizons colony on the surface of Mars is quiet. A small team of researchers along with ancillary security, IT, and engineers working for the private space corporation O.S.I.R.I.S. have learned to appreciate simplicity. That is, until they start to realize they might not know the whole story. Why were they really sent there? And just what isn't O.S.I.R.I.S. telling them?