All Eddie Kaspbrak has ever known his entire life is the isolation and fear that his mother has cradled him into. He longs for more, for rebellion. And as he takes these new leaps he sees more of his friends, who are there to help him along the way, learning things that he could've only ever wished to know. Tasting and feeling things far beyond the Battery Acid air that he has tucked away in the fanny pack always found snug around his waist.