[ He's been trying not to be a debbie downer all evening, okay! ...eating dirt right before the finish line isn't really his idea of a good time. ]

A guy interested in cute girls, and trust me, White was very cute. [ His mood is suddenly 10x better?? ...he's still really upset about his sister, but he's also a sucker for talking about her. This week's revelations apparently haven't stemmed that, even with all the past tense going on here. ] Once you got past her being a handful and a tomboy, anyway. She still ended up being pretty popular despite her attitude.

[ ...mmm. ]

That's all. She's the type of person who charms helplessly sweet young men.