[All of these are good arguments. Still, 19-year-old Derek is stubborn.]

B-but... but what do I say? And well... you know I don't have the best reputation right now...

[Derek covers his face with his hands and lets out a long breath. What comes out next is mumbled.]

She... she does know about my dating habits during last semester... she just doesn't know it's because I couldn't ask her out... She may think I'm not serious... if I ... ask her...