Dirk wanders around, out of costume, trying to find a good conversation to eavesdrop on. Anything to keep him from having to watch Jake up there. Why did he come here at all? Oh, right, he can't ever let anything go and likes to make everyone suffer, especially himself, because he's a huge asshole. Jake probably didn't even forget about their totally platonic romcom marathon bro date. He probably just wanted an excuse to not spend time with Dirk, but he was too nice to say it because he's a decent guy instead of an obnoxious shithead 110% of the time.
Re: MINGLING
At least the cupcakes taste good.