Synopsis
Voyd is a bright but troubled rock star of the Marilyn Manson subspecies. On the opening night
of a tour of his group, Voyd Where Prohibited, he has collapsed in the stands where he has gone
to search for Callie. Callie is a brilliant but plain Chinese-American girl majoring in marine
biology. Voyd had introduced himself to get her help in passing the zoology course he needed to
graduate, but soon he found himself strangely attracted to her. He is in danger of losing her,
however, because he cannot express how he feels. The problem is, he has not allowed himself any
feelings about music, women or anything else since his manic-depressive mother died from a
shotgun blast five years before. On this night Voyd has one last chance to tell Callie how he
feels about her. After his collapse, Voyd is taken to the emergency room where he deliriously
recalls the events leading up to the collapse and his relations with Callie, his mother, his
classic guitar teacher, and others from his past. In addition to remembering real events, he
also imagines these characters and others visiting him in the present. Soon we learn that Voyd
may or may not have been responsible for his mother's death, and the key to unlocking his
feelings lies in facing what really happened to her five years before. Woven through the plot
is an exploration of how people balance the opposing forces of feeling and reason in choosing a mate, as well as in art and science.