Yeah. Hard for anyone to feel safe in a place like this, I guess. But that makes sense. I think teenagers can sense when you're trying too hard to get them to like you.

[ He pauses, scanning the crowd and the room's exits as is his habit, before shaking his head and huffing softly as a thought occurs to him. ]

Sorry. Just realized this is a hell of a conversation to be having when we're supposed to be at a party.