The excitement of doing something you shouldn't
Benji's adventure of trying to get into the eighteen-only club is a classic teenage adventure in my opinion. Of course as a teenager I don't know what other adventures come after, but this is the kind I can relate to. As a teenager I've enjoyed pushing the boundaries and tip-toeing the line of what I can or can't do (or get away with), and I see that reflected here. But all the adventures I've had along these lines have been spontaneous-- I've never gone into the intense planning to pull off such an operation. Benji describes him and NP planning for days, weeks even, on how they'll pull it off. NP works on bribing the bouncer for a while, and Benji practices his adult persona (that one I can relate to). In the end, they manage to get in without trouble, and Benji to this day remembers the incident as "a caper that didn't go wrong for once" (I can't find where, but I'm 99% sure he says this). It also signifies them having come of age to