A lonely space colonist gets lost in the middle of a journey. James Jean Jahn is just your standard, run of the mill young adult with no real direction in life. She didn't have a plan for her life, that is, before hearing of an opportunity: Help colonize a distant planet and get paid. If she lives and works on the Terrarium for 5 years, Planet Trademark will pay for her college tution and get her a variety of other benefits, that is, if she's able to return to Earth. However, on the trip over, something goes horribly wrong, as is to be expected...