As Julio searches for a loophole to avoid getting a proof of existence, Vanesja contemplates her purpose after run-ins with a successful but depressed client and former professor. While pursuing a new passion, Bibo gets some unexpected advice.
When Julio repeatedly refuses to participate in a credit card commercial, Vanesja finds him a new opportunity in a superhero movie. In preparation, he goes to a jump rope class and employs a peculiar new social media manager named Pirulinpinpina.
After learning of a program that would free his mind from his body, Julio gets a lead on the lost oyster from a bartender, who takes him to the former site of the first gay hamster club, and later, a middle school.
Julio Torres spins a fantastical tale of when he lost a gold oyster earring. In his search to find the precious object, Julio reflects on the offbeat characters he encounters in introspective, often eerie, and always comedic vignettes set in a dreamy, alternate version of New York City.