In a world where every word and gesture is copyrighted, patented or trademarked, one girl elects to stay silent instead of pay out to speak, and her defiant and unexpected silence threatens to unravel the very fabric of society.

Speth Jime is anxious to provide her Last Day time speech and celebrate her transition into adulthood. As soon as she turns fifteen, Speth must purchase every word she speaks (“Sorry” is a flat ten dollars and a legal entrance of guilt), for each and every nod ($0.99/sec), for about All Rights Reserved every scream ($0.99/sec) as well as every gesture of affection. She’s been elevated to know the consequences of falling into personal debt, and can’t begin to imagine the pain of experiencing her eyes surprised for speaking phrases that she’s struggling to afford.

But when Speth’s friend Beecher commits suicide instead of work off his family’s crippling personal debt, she can’t express her surprise and dismay without breaking her Last Day agreement and sending her family members into Collection. Supported into a part, Speth finds a loophole: instead of go through her speech-rather than say anything at all-she closes her mouth area and vows to never speak again. Speth’s unexpected defiance of custom sparks a mass media frenzy, inspiring others to follow in her footsteps, and threatens to demolish her, her family and the entire city around them.