Tom Bowler has barely ever ventured out of the small English town where he grew up. So when he applies for a job in a fast food restaurant at a local service station during his gap year he is rather surprised to discover that "local" means Truxxe, a planetoid located between local galaxies Triangulum and Andromeda. Having befriended a purple alien called Raphyl and while trying to make sense of the feelings he has for his android...