James L. Steele

Barry has not kept up with his routine bodily maintenance. Though he''s had regular blood replacements and lymph balancing, his eye fluid is long overdue for changing, and now his eye floaters are a thick cloud that''s becoming more and more self-aware by the day.

When Barry is downsized from his job as Pen and Paperclip Auditor, his eye floaters'' political rallies turn out to be what save him from starvation and homelessness.

But they''re getting smarter. They''re evolving.

Barry needs them just as they are, holding rallies and making speeches so he can market them as a weightloss program. He can put off his eye fluid maintenance a little longer. Just long enough to become an influencer on Platform.