No, we're not fr-- [Okay no, that's too complicated to get into now. Or possibly ever.] Never mind, doesn't matter.
[But he's not blushing or awkward, so it's not something like "no, we're actually dating," clearly. They're just...apparently very important to each other for reasons that have nothing to do with friendship.]
Later.
[He's just going to turn and leave, kind of taking a wild stab in the dark at what direction Peko would go in. Bye now, Mabel.]
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[But he's not blushing or awkward, so it's not something like "no, we're actually dating," clearly. They're just...apparently very important to each other for reasons that have nothing to do with friendship.]
Later.
[He's just going to turn and leave, kind of taking a wild stab in the dark at what direction Peko would go in. Bye now, Mabel.]