Thanatophobia

A wondrous story of how 'on's neighbors, Onan and his partner Sybil, try to escape the confines of Bregna and head for the freedom of the Monican Republic.... with disastrous consequences! At first glance, it seems as if 'on and Trevor are toying with the feelings of two would-be emigres from Bregna. In reality, though, it is Onan who is the manipulator, a man tired of his lover and wanting to ditch her. Onan's crossing of the border is successful- like he knew it would be- and Sybil's is not. Sybil is back in Bregna, wounded by the cruel Bregnan border defenses. She is left with a missing vertebra, which is replaced with a fluid-filled prosthetic. To divulge more here would be a spoiler.

Æon Flux, Trevor Goodchild, Sybil, Onan, Ilbren