"Aw. I'm sure they still think you're okay, or they'll start to think you're cool again someday soon." He pats him on the shoulder consolingly.

"Haha, no privacy, huh. That sucks. I wouldn't get away with half this shit if my mom snooped. She keeps up on me, but she doesn't snoop."

He listens to the sad, sad, dating woes and purses his lips curiously. "Well, maybe you just need... to find someone who isn't a nerd?" He shrugs, the picture of innocence. "I'm sure you'll be fine. You seem okay on your own, anyway, right?" He wonders if Steven has the same hollow feeling in the pit of his stomach that he has...