Axel is a cunning kid genius, a mechanical mastermind, living on her own in the year 2047. She currently works as a "scavenger", someone who looks through the Garbage Mount for valuables to give her mysterious boss. But, she soon realizes that her days are becoming a repeat of one another, and that she's more of a robot than any of the inventions she's made. Becoming hopeless, she finds a VHS tape that will change not only her life, but the world.