As a cadet at the top of his class at the Academy of Interdimensional Studies, Roman Aubé is sure he doesn't have time for dating. When upperclassman Michael Black finds his stash of illegal pictures of extraplanar women, he uses the threat of expulsion to convince Roman to leave the library for a date. Given his companion for the evening – goblin chaos shaman Ara y Tyndra Mellifin – Roman isn't expecting a quiet night out. But as the evening spirals into magical chaos, Roman finds himself drawn into a dispute between Otherworldly factions that threatens to spill over onto Earth.