Mischief is the handshake. Dark humor is the hug.
You bond by teasing, roast the people you love most, and use the joke as both weapon and welcome mat. The prank is affection in disguise — you go after someone precisely because you've decided they're yours. The Eye catches the sleight of hand: the humor keeps things fun and it keeps things from getting sincere, and you steer for the first to dodge the second. Nobody's ever quite sure if you're kidding. That's the point.
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