Mia is a Border Control Officer sitting her annual citizenship test, a test where she’s required to explain all of her actions and behaviours throughout the year. She looks poised and in control—but Mia is hiding a secret that will see her expelled to the Outlands if it’s uncovered. That’s because Mia is a member of Defiance, a rebel group determined to bring down the system and create a new world. To make matters worse, Mia’s testing officer is Jackson, her fanatical ex-lover, whose sole mission is to break her and find out what she’s hiding. They face off in a tense battle of wits, overseen by the all-knowing AI Counsel, which will ultimately decide Mia’s fate—and the fate of the city.