"I'm not going to judge you for being bad company. I mean, I'm pretty sure you won't be bad company, anyway. You're always too hard on yourself."

It takes one to know one, and he's equally hard on himself when it comes to social situations. He recognizes that Ned is, perhaps, uncharacteristically nervous about this, and feeling vulnerable. He's trying to do what he can to mitigate that, but it's not easy, because he's generally full of similar nerves, although perhaps not quite as bad. Truth be told, he's almost glad that Ned hasn't agreed to go to the party. It would be full of people asking him questions, and would be likely to be extremely uncomfortable. One on one, they have a much better chance of connecting in a meaningful way, of having conversations that actually signify something.

"I could come over. If you wanted me to, I mean. I could be there pretty soon."