[ petting his cheek a little before finally pulling back and taking a sip of his drink. ]

Do your best and the rest'll take care of itself one way or another. [ in that either there's a loss and nothing really changes, or there's a win and...things change. ] I'll be there.

[ that said, he glances around the backyard again. ] Wanna go pregame a little and catch up later? I don't mind if you want to hang out longer but...it's a pretty big party.