I think you might be right.

[Axel's amused too, if the slight chuckle in his voice is any indication.. Though yes, being unwittingly friended is hard. Not to mention it makes it difficult to maintain a tough-guy rep.]

Yep, basically. And it doesn't help that more than one person out there has tried to make it worse for their own reasons. [sigh] Never a dull moment, yeah?