1) Yes! He'd try and walk her through a logical decision and simultaneously calm her down, all while being very dodgy about his own acceptance letters. "We're talking about you, not me." "Don't worry, I have options." That kinda thing.

2) I definitely want to do a baseball game or two, but I know I am not capable of taking that bull by the horns. School is LITERALLY killing me, so sorry I've been so flaky :(