There is legit like, a crowd of characters who are just DYING FOR MAL AND RO TO GET TOGETHER ALREADY
I’m going to imagine that any time either of them start to make a move, everyone gets really quiet and tries to eavesdrop AND LISTEN COME ON I THINK SHE’S ABOUT TO—DAMMIT RO DON’T RUN AWAY
And god forbid they try to go on a date.