Wyatt, a cynical narcoleptic who lives in a flop house like apartment, wants to be a journalist His career dreams are nearly dashed when he notices a mysterious girl named Fern living on his block in an 88 Toyota Tercel hatchback Ferns father went missing and assumed dead when she was a young child living in Montana After receiving a cryptic letter from a stranger named Dr Green, telling her that her father is alive and living in LA, she decides to go look for him herself Together the two set off on a journey to find Ferns elusive dad among the derelict corners of the city, while developing a not so platonic interest for each other along the way