In a parallel world, on the outskirts of an industrial city, lives Schwamme Junior, whose late father was the inventor of the synthetic sponge. In a parallel world, on the outskirts of an industrial city, lives Schwamme Junior, whose late father was the inventor of the synthetic sponge. However his life undergoes rapid changes when a team of builders arrives. Schwammes” obsessive order collides with outside chaos, triggering a surreal chain of events that forces him to confront the futility of control.