"Then they're datin'. Or that weird nebulous teenage stage jus' 'fore datin'."

He nods sagely.

"Huh? Yer a lil' nervous, but all nervous people got a reason fer it. Lemme tell ya somethin' kid. I wasted alot o' time doin' shit I didn't like an' I've decided I ain't gonna do that. If I didn't think ya'd be good ta 'ang out with, I wouldn't be 'ere with ya."