Charles Chambers and John Fogg find themselves the final stragglers at a New Year's party and get pulled into a conversation that will change the trajectory of both their lives.
Hayward's New Year's Eve serves as another opportunity for Chambers and Fogg to catch up after an unfortunate scuff-up several years prior.
The events of the World's Fair finally come to a head in London, twenty-three years after the fact.
Chambers and Fogg have share an afternoon drink in the cold but familiar Chicago.
In the early hours of January 1st, Chambers and Fogg's bubble of frivolity is burst by the realities of the world around them.