The Journey of AutUmn tells the tale of a small-headed android sent to survey an uncharted world on behalf of its distant creators. Controlled remotely by an AI called AC-0209, our hero’s prime directive is to gather data in preparation for a possible recolonization. But when a malfunction severs that remote link, the android gains the freedom to choose its own path—and AC-0209, now literally carried inside its “multifunctional tool,” isn’t too happy about losing the reins. Together (willingly or not), they press on to complete the mission under increasingly strange circumstances.