Synopsis

Civilization has been laid waste by a general amnesia. In a desperate attempt to preserve any of their memories, humans turn themselves to the Xirst Clinic, a center run by the Keenies, tiny little beings specialized in retrieving the last vestiges of humanity's memories. In exchange for feeling something again, patients are condemned to remain trapped in the center, mummified in only one memory for the rest of their days. The keenies lead a peaceful life, devoted to their patients. #166, a very young keenie, is about to start their first assignment at Xirst. #8, one of their superiors, gives them a tour around the premises while explaining the operative of the center and their role in it: To watch over a lost case of a patient who never got to remember anything at all. #166 submerges themselves in the depths of the building and remains locked up with their patient. Out of profound observation, and disregarding the rules, they start to empathize with the woman. And suddenly a tight friendship is born. An unlikely relationship given that they both belong to different species, and that they don't speak the same language. Intuiting that the old lady is being held up against her will, #166 decides to put an end to her treatment, risking their very own life.