Astrid shrugged again. "Not supposed to, I guess," she offered. "But it does tend to turn into this whole elaborate relationship mating ritual, all the popular kids making a big deal out of who's going with who and stuff like that. It's kind of weird, really. Last few years, I've been given this idea of what high school was supposed to be like. I finally get to high school, and it's....this one. And this one is...different doesn't even seem to cover it."