"There's no way she and I could ever be more than friends. Any feelings above a friend's camaraderie are impossible both now and in the future. That is why I want all of you to stop making things up between us.

"She is currently single and would not like accusatory and untrue comments to assassinate her character like that. This misinformation would also stop anyone who likes her from going for her, and we don't want to impede someone's dream now, do we?"

With that, Brendan basically dealt a d