[Hearing that makes her heart both sink and soar with despair. And if he knows her as well as he seems to, then he can understand the bittersweet conflicted look on her face.]

Oh no...saying things like that, after understanding me, knowing you won't give up and we're friends...actually just hearing you say I'm your friend despite everything I've done, it...it just...

[She stops and then her melancholy mood evaporates, replaced by a grin from ear to ear.]

It just makes me want to do it more, y'know?