The animation prominently features the songs "Post Acid" and "Beach Demon" by the band Wavves .

A 16-year-old Scott Pilgrim meets Lisa Miller while sitting outside the principal's office after getting into a fight on his first day at St. Joel's Catholic Secondary School.

The short adapts the "secret origin" flashback from the first chapter of the second graphic novel, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World .

Scott and Lisa become fast friends and decide to start a band. They see Kim Pine playing drums during a school assembly and decide she would be the perfect addition.