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he acts like a wooden plank around EVA because he's on a mission and cannot afford to let himself be compromised, immediately reciprocates once the mission is over in the shack during the ending but as it turns out his suspicion was correct and he would of gotten offed if not for the boss
homosexuality was not invented yet back during the 60s so he genuinely did not know what is the deal with Ocelot
the boss betraying her country made zero sense and him questioning that every step of the way is completely reasonable considering he's the only one who's actually close to her, his suspicions is once again proven correct by the time the credits roll

he's not dense