He stays connected to the others mainly via the internet, though they all still live in the same city.At the start of the year, two major people are introduced to the audience: Jessie, a hip, punk-ish girl who befriends Nitz and helps him learn the ropes (and later develops a crush on him), and [[TheDitz Kimmy]], a beautiful drama student with whom Nitz is smitten (and has been since high school).