Veterinarian Aila has been accompanied by her bionic golden retriever Apollo for seven years. Apollo began exhibiting behaviors that were "beyond the program" - breathing irregularities, leaning towards her, and making its first sound. Company technician Ares and Dr. Vera discovered that its internal structure was evolving autonomously ("not learning, but growing"). Dr. Vera chose to protect them. Aila and Apollo embarked on a journey of escape, passing through motels, small towns, streams, abandoned wooden houses, and finally reaching the depths of the dense forest; ultimately confirming love and being loved, existence and being heard.
