Marci has long had a crush on Julika, who lives in the same house as him, but before their love could blossom, he is drafted into the army. Juli is sent to work in a factory, where she falls in with the wrong crowd, often partying until dawn consuming "piccolo lights". After a year, Marci returns home and gets deeply disappointed in her and breaks up with her. But Juli loves him too and hopes that he will give her the security she needs to return to her old self.

Marci Kincses was very fond of Julika Cséri who lived in the same apartment house with him. But..before their relationship could blossom, Marci was drafted into the Army. Juli got employed in a factory where she got mixed up with the wrong crowd. She is out partying to the wee hours of the mornings...drinking one "half pints" of beer after the other....A year later Marci comes home for a visit and extremely disappointed in Juli, and he breaks off the relationship with her. Juli loves Marci, he means the only hope for her to find the way back to her old self..—kp.yi