Cliffy embarks upon a mission of self-destruction, but a last-minute change gives him a new opportunity.

Cliffy embarks upon a mission of self-destruction, but a last-minute change gives him a new opportunity.

Episode 15

Cliffy has settled safely into his new life, and is shocked to recieve an invitation to a royal ball.

Cliffy has settled safely into his new life, and is shocked to recieve an invitation to a royal ball.

Episode 14

Cliffy meets with The Crone, and finds that he must leave the institute.

Cliffy meets with The Crone, and finds that he must leave the institute.

Episode 13

Cliffy meets with family, and gets a strange call from his patron.

Cliffy meets with family, and gets a strange call from his patron.

Episode 12

Bear Polo! Also, we meet a character that reminds Cliffy of how he started out, and we lose a friend.

Bear Polo! Also, we meet a character that reminds Cliffy of how he started out, and we lose a friend.

Episode 11

Cliffy dances with a girl, and runs for his life.

Cliffy dances with a girl, and runs for his life.

Episode 10

Cliffy attends the debutante ball, and finds that the hunt is far more dangerous than he had realized.

Cliffy attends the debutante ball, and finds that the hunt is far more dangerous than he had realized.

Episode 09

Cliffy faces his assailant, and finds that he has fallen into a trap at a debutante ball.

Cliffy faces his assailant, and finds that he has fallen into a trap at a debutante ball.

Episode 08

Cliffy attends a class on chivalry, and then finds himself ambushed in martial arts.

Cliffy attends a class on chivalry, and then finds himself ambushed in martial arts.

Episode 07

Cliffy has his "teacher" installed, and learns how economic forces created the government he lives in.

Cliffy has his "teacher" installed, and learns how economic forces created the government he lives in.

Episode 06

Rising above your station can be deadly. Cliffy is a child born on the streets of a Neo-Victorian world. Witnesses to a murder, he blackmails a nobleman, receiving a unique bribe. In exchange for his silence, the nobleman introduces him to the Malcolm Rutherford Holden Institute of Regentrification. There, Cliffy learns to walk, talk, and act like a nobleman, so that he may infiltrate high society. But that type of fraud is punishable by death, and when Cliffy uncovers a plot to assassinate a head of state, he's hunted by more than just the aristocracy. Royal intrigue, daring escapes, sub-dermal machines, and bear polo. A grand adventure in a not-so-distant world.

Cliffy attends his first classes and attempts escape. In the process, he uncovers a secret cabal.

Cliffy attends his first classes and attempts escape. In the process, he uncovers a secret cabal.

Episode 05

Cliffy learns the history behind the Institute, and meets his metal servant. 

Cliffy learns the history behind the Institute, and meets his metal servant.

Episode 04

Cliffy travels to the institute, and finds out just how lethal their discipline is.

Cliffy travels to the institute, and finds out just how lethal their discipline is.

Episode 03

Cliffy finds it difficult to leave home, and discovers that his fellow students aren't all very welcoming.

Cliffy finds it difficult to leave home, and discovers that his fellow students aren't all very welcoming.

Episode 02

A street urchin in a neo-Victorian world stumbles upon a murder, and is embroiled in a unique form of blackmail. 

A street urchin in a neo-Victorian world stumbles upon a murder, and is embroiled in a unique form of blackmail.

Episode 01

This is a very original story with likable and believable characters and lots of humour.

Excellent!

I really liked all the characters and the play on traditional roles in science fiction.

Interesting premise

Rising above your station can be deadly. Cliffy is a child born on the streets of a Neo-Victorian world. Witnesses to a murder, he blackmails a nobleman, receiving a unique bribe. In exchange for his silence, the nobleman introduces him to the Malcolm Rutherford Holden Institute of Regentrification. There, Cliffy learns to walk, talk, and act like a nobleman, so that he may infiltrate high society. But that type of fraud is punishable by death, and when Cliffy uncovers a plot to assassinate a head of state, he's hunted by more than just the aristocracy. Royal intrigue, daring escapes, sub-dermal machines, and bear polo. A grand adventure in a not-so-distant world.

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