Tim Kober

Tim Kober is a cynical loner and a 7th grader at Tannenberg who spends most of his time in front of the computer. He has a severe distaste for school and the social settings surrounding it, especially the boarding aspect. He refuses to let Piet help him integrate and frequently argues with his roommmate Molle. He can be somewhat jealous of "social" people, but would never admit it.

Chapter 1
Tim is introduced as Piet's mentee and after a tearful, but resentful, goodbye he is shown the room he will stay in. He coldly rejects Molle's greetings as they meet for the first time, and they soon get to arguing as Tim projects his feelings of abandonment and resentment towards his family onto Molle, who gets agitated as a result.

The dynamic duo later stumble into the girls' bathroom by accident, where Tim tries (unsuccessfully) to intercede on Molle's behalf. The chapter ends with Tim sending a short and rude reply to his mother before falling asleep.

Chapter 2
Tim refuses to cooperate during the mentor/mentee weekend, much to Piet's frustration.

He lets Molle borrow his computer to contact his family which leads to the boys talking about their families. As a result Tim shuts down and goes into himself. Later, a conversation about fitting in and getting friends leads to Tim getting enraged at Molle.

Chapter 3
Tim is approached by Piet, who digs into his abandonment issues with his parents, to which Tim responds by ranting about his parents' nagging and storming out of the room.

We meet him again as he monologues about the futility of school. He pesters Molle about his crush on Lilli and pushes him to talk to her. After Molle is brutally shot down, Tim flies into a fit of rage defending his roomie. When confronted by Molle about the incident later he storms off sullenly.

Chapter 4
Tim is not present in any of the Chapter 4 events.

Chapter 5
Tim clashes with his parents at home.