At Harvard, Vix calls herself Victoria and feels that every person knows more than her. She shares a room with Maia, who annoys Vix by biting her fingernails and talking too much. Maia thinks Vix is too quiet and refers to Vix as a “creature.” A picture of Caitlin intrigues Maia, and she asks about NBO, but Vix is elusive.

Caitlin calls in the middle of the night: She’s in Rome. Vix likes having independence from Caitlin, but she misses her. Caitlin claims she’s learning to “manage” her money.

Lanie has her baby, and Maia calls her a statistic. Bru visits, but Vix is sick, and they quarrel about Harvard. Bru sends her vitamins from Vineyard Health; there’s a note from the owner, Star.

Maia and Vix discuss sex with Paisley (who’s from the South) and Paisley’s roommate Debra (who’s from Korea), and Paisley suggests finding a “warm body” for the winter. Maia finds a guy in her justice class, and Debra and Paisley show her a how-to tape. After Maia has sex with the guy, she reports: It’s “wildly funny.” Sometimes, Vix wishes she could flirt with someone. Caitlin calls at four o’clock in the morning from Paris to say that she had an “affair” with a woman like Vix.