[Sunny_Tsu]

"The words you say are a very small part of the communication," Halfwit explained. "It's not as straightforward as that. I do think that after a certain point, you were obviously awkward. Before that point, you might have been saying you were just friends, but you were communicating interest.

"Unfortunately, by this time Marcus had allowed himself to emotionally invest in the situation," he added.

For once, it appeared that Noirin was speechless.

Busted!