Paul Grande is a stubborn, solitary young man who would rather be reading a book in the light streaming in through a half broken window in an abandoned factory than a brightly lit library. For him the world is a place to explore, and the people in it nothing but trouble. That's not to say that Paul doesn't like other people, or want to help them, but he'd rather be left to do the helping and the liking on his own terms. The world is too unfair for him to face head on.
Paul's partner Keramon shares his curiousity about the world, but not his loner nature. Keramon is happy to work with anyone who will get him some data to snack on, and he's rather less discriminatory about helping or hindering others.