Dirk was alone. He had been for the majority of his memory. Life in a busy and crowded city forced the less fortunate to learn its ways sooner than others, but even the relatively well-equipped find themselves in less desirable circumstances. Hard life makes your heart hard. Distant family madkes you distant from others. Being mentally disconnected from the world around him, he couldn't help but ponder one of the most generalized questions of all: what for?