In 2127, Dr. Paul Merchant, an engineer, seals himself in a room aboard The Minos, a space station that he designed. As armed guards attempt to break through the door, Merchant manipulates a robot into solving the Lament Configuration, destroying the robot in the process. The guards break through the door and apprehend Merchant, who agrees to explain his motivations to their leader, Rimmer. You are a Scientist of the space station, who specialized in all of the field in Science, Mathematics, and History. You are currently in the same room with Rimmer and Dr. Paul Merchant as he still sharing his story about his ancestors.