"Christine?" he says, louder than conversational volume but very deliberately not yelling. 

Christine looks up and then looks at Harry.

He hurries to a seat and then is very very quiet.

Raine relaxes once he's gone. 

Lev smiles at Jan and waves at her a little bit.

She smiles and waves a little bit back, from her seat. 

Christine pauses near Marlo and whispers something that might be "I am sorry about this."

....that's ominous. 

He takes Raine's hand and squeezes it. 

Serena gets in front of the group. "Many homosexuals are unfamiliar with appropriate dating etiquette. In order to allow you to be comfortable dating heterosexually, I will present how to date a person of the opposite sex."

She hands out binders. On page three of the binder is this handout.

...gosh. 

That's... certainly something. 

...she's pretty sure that this isn't how anyone dates. 

Well, at least there's rules?

"It is the man's duty to ask the woman out and to plan the date. Planning the date shows that you can take charge, think ahead, and lead, which are masculine traits. It is your job to come up with something that she will enjoy. Be sure to call her a few days in advance to tell her what you will do on your date, so she knows what to wear and how to do her nails. Women, you must gracefully accept and be pleased by whatever the man decides to do. That shows receptivity and gratitude, which are feminine traits."

...are straight people okay??? 

This does not make him any less alarmed about how mainstream American culture treats women! 

aaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAA

"It is important for both men and women to dress up nicely for dates. If you wear ripped blue jeans and a T-shirt, it shows that you didn't really care about the date and just wanted to dress in whatever you found comfortable. Even for a casual date, men can wear a buttondown and a nice pair of blue jeans, and women can wear a sundress."

Lev is torn between "but what if I like it when people look comfortable" and "RAINE IN A SUNDRESS! RAINE IN A SUNDRESS!"

That's... kind of fair, but given the preceding paragraph Marlo doesn't trust it at all. 

...okay, that one isn't just straight people, that is legitimately pretty decent dating advice most of the time. Except for the implication that comfortable clothes are a bad thing. 

Serena continues to provide advice about dates. Men should drive, and they should make sure their cars are clean. They should show up neither late, because that is rude, nor early, because women generally use every minute to get ready. Men should come to the door and compliment the woman on her appearance; the woman should accept the compliment gracefully. Men should open doors for women, including car doors. Men should pay for every part of the date; women should be thankful. Choose a date where you can talk, such as an art museum and dinner. Movies are not good because you can't talk. Walk her to the door at the end of the date. Men, don't try to kiss her; it's not gentlemanly or respectful, and the anticipation creates romantic sparks. Men should call her the next day; women should never call men.  

Raine writes "are straight people okay?" in her binder at the bottom of the instruction lists; this is more scripted than some of her drama performances have been. 

Lev is extremely reassured by the existence of rules.

"Now, each boy will ask a girl out. The girls may of course say 'yes' or 'no,' but I remind you that a feminine single woman says 'yes' to almost all dates, because she remembers how difficult and frightening it is for a man to do the asking."

Harry winks at Ghost.