- Cath's hanging out in her dorm room trying to write, which isn't so easy when Reagan and Levi are chilling on Reagan's bed.
- Needless to say, Carry On, Simon isn't exactly flowing, so Cath grabs a protein bar and goes for a stroll down the hall to get some personal space.
- The hall's full of people, though, which makes her feel like even more of an alien.
- She goes into the bathroom and eats her protein bar, crying, in the stall.
- After calming herself down, she goes back to her room, where Reagan and Levi are leaving.
- Cath considers calling Abel, but he's leaving for Missouri Tech the next morning, and his family is having a party, so she works on Carry On, Simon instead.
- The next day Cath meets Wren and Courtney in Selleck Hall for lunch, which is her first actual meal that isn't a protein bar since she got to school two weeks ago.
- Wren's dismissive when Cath starts talking about Simon Snow, but Courtney's interested.
- Wren, obviously embarrassed, changes the subject to all the parties she and Courtney have been to; tonight they're going to one at Triangle House, an engineering fraternity.
- Cath warns Wren not to get too drunk, but Wren obviously isn't listening.