▁weapons ▁made ▁from ▁sculpt ed ▁ice , ▁he ▁k ills ▁the ▁animals ▁and , ▁ex ult ant , ▁b ays ▁at ▁the ▁moon ▁above ▁him . ▁ ▁A ▁vital ▁component ▁short s ▁out , ▁and ▁" J oe " ▁rever ts ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁human , ▁Ed ▁Ang les ey , ▁we aring ▁a ▁special ▁head set ▁on ▁a ▁space ▁station ▁orbit ing ▁Jup iter . ▁ ▁Ang les ey ▁fur iously ▁rep airs ▁the ▁equipment ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁connection . ▁ ▁It ▁trans p ires ▁that ▁such ▁equipment ▁fail ures ▁are ▁happening ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁often . ▁ ▁All ▁technical ▁attempts ▁at ▁repair ▁have ▁failed , ▁and ▁instead ▁a ▁ps ion ics ▁expert , ▁Corn el ius , ▁is ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁Ang les ey ▁himself ▁is ▁the ▁problem . ▁ ▁Ang les ey ▁uses ▁a ▁wheel ch air . ▁He ▁is ▁bad - temper ed , ▁dis lik es ▁all ▁his ▁colle agues , ▁and ▁is ▁dis lik ed ▁in ▁return . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁only ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁tele path ic ▁connection ▁with ▁and ▁thereby ▁control ▁Joe , ▁a ▁creature ▁designed ▁to ▁surv ive ▁the ▁host ile ▁conditions ▁on ▁the ▁J ov ian ▁surface . ▁ ▁Corn el ius ▁conject ures ▁that ▁something ▁in ▁Ang les ey ' s ▁mind ▁reject s ▁or ▁fear s ▁Jup iter , ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁feedback ▁keeps ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁del icate ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁Corn el ius