TwostudentsfromneighboringcollegesinupstateNewYorkaresweptupinatragicromanticinterludecallingforamaturityofvisionbeyondtheirexperienceofcapabilities.PookieAdams-akooky,lonelymisfitwithnofamilyandnoplacetogo,insistsoncallingallthosewhowon'tparticipateinherworld,"weirdos,"clingstoaquietstudiousJerry,whohastheabilitytomakeachoiceoflivinginPookie'sprivatelittleworldorbeacceptedbythesocietythatPookierejects.Unwittingly,itisthroughtheirawkwardrelationshipthatPookieactuallypreparesJerryfortheworldof"weirdos"thatshedoesn'tfitintoorwishtobeapartof.
