Calliope goes to visit the Object at her house and meets the Object's brother, Jerome, for the first time. What, no nickname for him?
Jerome is an aspiring filmmaker, working on a film titled Vampires in Prep School. He is decades ahead of Stephenie Meyer.
During a conversation in which the Object is basically making fun of Calliope for being a Never Nude, the Object tells Cal, "You're my best friend" (3.8.150). Aww…
Meanwhile, Calliope prays at church to receive her period.
Since God ain't answering that prayer though, Calliope decides to just fake her period instead.
On the day she fakes her first period, a new war breaks out in Greece, canceling the family's vacation plans to travel there.