Interesting. Although it relates a lot to the author's other works, this story focuses on the human aspect of life, the road the protagonist takes in life which happens to fall slightly beyond the edge of common sense. A good, solid work from the author, with some thoughtful ideas and aspects. The story made me think of eg. Blame!, in the sense that in essence, the story is about a journey - the journey the protagonist goes through. And unlike Blame!, this story is less so a literal one, but more so a "human" one.