During an excursion to a research center, 17-year-old first-year student Zhenya accidentally gets into a test sample of a new model of the robot "Apostle" (A.P.O100L), which has its own will and mind. Having received a random pilot, the machine takes control and decides to escape from the laboratory. Now, in order to return home, Zhenya will have to find a common language with artificial intelligence.

34-year-old Moscow writer Igor Angelevskiy for the third time failed to win Russia's main literary prize. After the award ceremony, the hero's wallet is stolen, which contains the only memory of his mother. Hearing the news about the theft, 20-year-old pickpocket Aldar decides to read Angelevskiy's books and is so fascinated by them that he becomes Igor's student. The writer sees in the young man a brilliant storyteller with rich life experience. After a while, Angelevskiy and Aldar become friends.