The sun is just another dot in the night sky. Good morning Anthony! Anthony is preparing for his eventual Ph.D. defense in anthropology. In less than a week, he'll orbiting the planet Proxima Centauri b with five spacefaring races unknown to most of humanity. The military will task him with profiling the aliens for their own dubious motives. His every action will be scrutinized by friends and foes alike. Anthony is not ready for this.