"You could always just dress up for yourself, y'know. That's what I do, anyway - try not to give a fuck what anyone else thinks about how I look." Maybe that's a little easier for Nick, since she recognized and embraced her identity as uncompromising outsider at a young age. She shrugs. "Still, y'look nice. And if your date blew you off to go be busy with somethin' else, I may need to have a talk with him about that being bad form."

She shifts her gaze to scan out into the crowd. "Is he even here? 'Cause I'm serious, I'll give him the Scary Dad Date Talk."