Louis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.

Three young roommates get together at lunchtime, each with their own problems. At the table, however, the closure and lack of dialogue leads them to talk about trivial things, and then take their leave and retire to their rooms in solitude.

Greta's parents have decided that the three of them are going back to their hometown. Greta has to tell them that she won't return with them.