"Of course they can." Jim was genuinely penitent and also hugely embarrassed, and he didn't think he could blame it on the mysterious mood swings that people were talking about today. He'd just fucked up, plain and simple. Some people would have laughed off an implication like that—oh wow, you thought we were dating? no way, that's so weird—but Marco and Juno both looked completely gobsmacked and...maybe a little betrayed? Some cutting and un-fun emotion, anyway. "Yeah, I'm...I know that. People can just be friends. You know what, I'm gonna go grab some food, you guys can..." There was no good verb to use there, he thought, trying to back away without looking even more rude. "Whatever, yeah, sorry. Have a good night, okay?"