[Close enough for him! Bart's considering that a victory.] You should! He's a good kid, even if he's a little cocky sometimes. [Like Bart has room to talk there!]
You think? Really? I could always talk to him tomorrow about it, but I... I don't want him to hate me forever afterwards. [For the first time in his life, someone actually looks up to him, and Bart really doesn't know how to handle it.]