It's true - Patrice has never really expected polite conversation from Des, and he's not about to start now. He will continue complaining about half the things the other boy says, though. He groans.

"Ugh, I know, I should be looking out for people and watching for vines or whatever but this party is weird and no one listens to me so there's only so much I can do." A tragedy. His method of asking people to do things surely doesn't factor into that at all. "It is. Are you suddenly fashionable?"