Oh! Uh, friends-with-bennies is for sure... like, I know this stuff is complicated and all that, but we never said that kind of thing was off limits or anything? I mean, you know, don't go falling for anyone else, of course, but friends, that's a whole different, uh, ballgame, I think.

[Taako is rambling, and he sounds almost relieved. As long as that distinction is there, as long as the line is good and clear, it should be fine, right? Just friends, doing friend stuff. Nothing to see here.]