A carefully concealed port-wine stain on her cheek and a sarcastic father have controlled collage creator Terra’s perception of herself. She meets Asian-born adoptee Goth, Jacob, who shows her geocaching and encourages her to unpeel her personality’s carefully constructed layers.
Gaia lives in the Enclave helping her midwife mother deliver the monthly baby quota. After the Enclave arrests her mother, Gaia begins to wonder whether she can remain loyal and continue to serve the Enclave’s demands.