Here is how things stand at the beginning of newly-licensed driver Ruby Oliver's junior year at Tate Prep:
β’ Kim: Not speaking. But far away in Tokyo.β’ Cricket: Not speaking.β’ Nora: Speaking--sort of. Chatted a couple times this summer when they bumped into each other outside of school--once shopping in the U District, and once in the Elliot Bay Bookstore. But she hadn't called Ruby, or anything.β’ Noel: Didn't care what anyone thinks.β’ Meghan: Didn't have any other friends.β’ Dr. Z: Speaking.β’ And Jackson. The big one. Not speaking.