...Well. I would not mind trying, but we need to establish what exactly suffices as "trying", no?

For example: if I make no attempt at speaking to Mr Gray on the matter at all and simply wait to be contacted by him, and he does not reach out to me, have I still honoured our agreement?

And on the other extreme: should I contact Mr Gray, implying at length that you are my "friend" without using that precise word, and he still does not believe me if I cannot outright state it, do you still owe me?

[Remember when Johann called Sebastian "rather fussy" and said it was adorable? Well. The adorableness continues.]