Riff starts playing an online MMORGYPOO (Massively Multiplayer Organized Roleplaying Game-Yarn Providing Outward Obnoxiousness) called Years of Yarncraft which is based on World of Warcraft. Soon Torg joins in in order to stop him, but ends up getting sucked in himself. Zoe also starts playing, but does not become quite as obsessed as Torg and Riff. The story follows Torg's progress in the game.