Part 4, Chapter 30 Summary

"The Blue Table has the blues." Tick speculates that the low mood of the students at the Blue Table is a result of John Voss' absence. John has still not been heard from since the night they discovered his grandmother's body. Ticke is speculating whether or not things happen quickly or slowly. Tick concludes that they happen slowly, but that they may climax suddenly. After the incident with her mother in the Jeep, Tick sought out Candice and became her friend. Candice confided in Tick that she is now in love with Justin Dibble and that they have had sex. Candice and Tick discuss Zack's sick game, which he has named "Polish Roulette." Zack told Candice that Tick used to play it with him all of the time-a lie. Tick did a tally in her head: In one day her mother...