What if I told you that with the press of a button, you could become someone else entirely. Not just an adjustment to your personality, but a whole new body, complete with new memories that triggered new feelings. You would still be you, in as much as you have all your original memories, thoughts, feelings and opinions. Would you do it? Would you press the button and take the role of another person? What if you didn't have a choice?

In twenty four hours, a computer program had already caused great upheaval in the world. It wasn't capable of hacking the defense system and launching a nuclear strike, or crippling the electrical grid by shutting down all the power plants. But it was capable of letting anyone take over a member of the opposite sex. In between Ben Sturgis' video that touted Mind Hack's ability to connect with Peace of Mind's cyber enhancements, and Adam and Dan's fateful meeting with Chance Kirkwood, the world was filled with the possibility of living the life of another person.

If it had not been for the celebrities, a public statement from Peace of Mind about the breach in their security might have been pushed off for a lot longer. But when movie stars, athletes, anyone even remotely famous and attractive all started behaving oddly in the same twelve hour window of time, it was impossible not to notice. While POM was coming to grips with the epidemic on their hands, the stories were pouring out to every media device showing normally conservative starlets flashing anyone and everyone or engaging in sex in very public places. Rich and famous were blowing money on extravagant shopping sprees all at once and then giving it all away to people they seemingly had no prior connection to. Faithful husbands and wives were spotted cheating on their spouses. It suddenly seemed as if every famous person on the planet decided to behave very oddly and often with great inappropriateness.

Each celebrity scandal was reported immediately, but they were just the tip of Mind Hack's iceberg. As it's popularity grew, it became apparent that you either knew about it and were using it, or you were falling victim to it. Those using it were becoming their crushes, their bosses, their next door neighbors, their idols, their fantasies. The only way to protect yourself from it was to use it …