"I think it's more 'friend with benefits,' really," Gonou is unable to resist saying, one hand on his chin in mock-serious thought.

He lets his hand fall back to his knee a moment later, though, his voice falling into a quieter, more sincere register.

"--what do you want, Eiffel?"

Because that, in the end, is the question. Gonou's still a little annoyed over the mixed signals he's giving Jedao, but he doesn't think they're deliberate. They do seem to reflect a certain degree of Eiffel's own confusion.