Irritated by a humiliating incident in his class, an anthropology professor takes a spin on his boat to blow off steam. He rides the waves and comes to a realization about alienation versus acceptance.

In the fantasy land of Silendar, a young girl is shunned by the village and spends most of her days at her home. Through a small hole in the wall that surrounds her family grounds, the girl makes her first friend with a teenage boy from the village who has a similar situation to hers.