Nate was also clearly taken aback, not knowing what to say. Finally, he just settled with a muttered, "Whatever." He took Zach by the shoulder and tried to direct him away. "Let's get out of here..." 

"Jesus kid, put away the thorns and let's go find those two dorks. We don't have time to screw around with the peanut gallery over here." Beetlejuice had no interest in defusing teenage drama bullshit.