Joseph de-rezzes in New Cap City.
De-rez is the action of virtually disintegrating, or de-resolving, within a Virtual World. This happens when an avatar's participant removes his or her holoband, or when that person is forcibly ejected from the V-World, due to being virtually "killed."
Software glitches may also be responsible for "de-rezzing" an avatar, in the case of the twin avatar created by Zoe Graystone. ("Pilot")
When an avatar is de-rezzed in the New Cap City virtual game, they are ejected and permanently banned from the game. ("There Is Another Sky")
When an avatar for a person who is deceased in the real world is de-rezzed, that person is dead permanently. ("Apotheosis")