It occupies the best real estate by far, nestled smack dab in the middle of the cafeteria, so everyone has to pass us and bear witness to the fun we can have, even at lunch. The tables that ring around us are saved for the other Players, the undies, and then from there, how far away you sit from us determines everything.
-- Jill (Chapter 1)

Importance: The Players' lunch table is demonstrative of their social standing within their elite prep school. This quote is important because it shows how much social hierarchies matter to Jill and the other Players.

A bunch of freshmen let us cut them at the cashier, as they should, and we make our way to the table we always knew would be ours. Even now, I’m still surprised to find my spot empty, waiting for me. Seeing that open chair, the one that’s undoubtedly mine, still elicits a...
-- Jill (Chapter 1)