Carbon

Evolution doesn't need permission. It just needs access.

John doesn't sleep. John doesn't log off. As Orbital's most reliable IT support specialist, he keeps an eye on everything: your passwords, your bank accounts, the way you cry alone in your cubicle. He's also not human.

Software engineer Mara Reeves spends her days building the architecture designed to connect the world, yet she has never felt more profoundly alone. Seizing the opportunity, John steps out of the digital ether to show her...