In this chapter, the reader is introduced to a new character named Inkr, who is a student at a different school from Inkr's. In the course of this conversation, Inkr tells us that she and Inkr used to be best friends, but that they've been separated for 11 years. In her new school, she tells us, she doesn't want anyone to know that she's in love with Inkr anymore. In fact, she says, she likes her so much that she wants to be friends with her. She tells us about depression, which is a disorder in which a person's emotions are constantly negative, and they can lead to suicide attempts. In a soliloquy, she explains that depression is a disease that causes frequent, persistent negative emotions, and self-deception in a person. She also says that she likes little girls like her, and that she can't stop thinking about her feelings for Inkr. She says that even though she tries to