The United States entered a war with the Middle East that could not be won in an attempt to spread democratic ideals that fit poorly with the native culture of the country.

He spots a young girl in a small battered boat that narrowly avoids the explosives placed in the surrounding ocean and, in an act of compassion, rescues and protects her against assassination.

He is consequently thrown in prison and is sentenced to participate in an experiment involving artificial intelligence developed by a respected leader of the Republic, Philosopher William.

Anaximander encounters numerous Socratic lectures in which she arrives at a greater understanding of the reasoning behind Adam's actions and the true extent of Art's intelligence and being.

The virus is found in all candidates that find a particular interest in Adam Forde's life and allows the infected orangs, another name for Art–like androids, the ability to understand the extent of free will these mechanical beings possess.