[The laughter, it feeds him. He's like a horrifying monster in his own right - the dreaded Teenager.]

I don't know, that's a lot of denials right there... so if I remember being your age and awkward correctly, there's probably a girl or two you've got your eye on, but you're too nervous to say anything.

[He stretches a bit - he does feel a bit bad about that. He can relate, at least.]

For what it's worth, some girls get into nerds.