A campaign volunteer tries to control his rage as he goes door-to-door for a presidential candidate. An American from the Midwest bonds with a fellow traveler in Central America. A disgruntled employee decides to live at work so he can retaliate against his coworkers while the office is empty. A woman sets an intricate trap in order to catch a package thief but has a surprising reaction when she finally sees the perpetrator. The protagonists in these stories have different ways of dealing with loneliness. One even fakes a drug addiction in order to spend more time with a love interest in rehab. All of them, though, feel compelled to seek out the company of others; no matter how clumsy their attempts turn out to be.