mi·rage. /məˈräZH/. Noun. "An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air. "Something that appears real or possible but is not in fact so." "The notion we had any chance of success was a mirage."

19 year old Josh Miller is your average social reject. Doesn't go out on the town, only has three friends, is pretty sure he won't make it in the world outside of the car modding scene and spends too much of his time stuck underneath his Honda Civic and at his computer. His latest attempts to further himself at life have included joining the US Navy. He was supposed to go in five days, then got a letter that would cast him into a set of events that would turn the way he looks at things upside down.