<human>: Throwaway. 25/m as is my friend. The girl in question is in her early 20s but not really sure how old. We were introduced to this girl about a month ago through a mutual friend. At that point my friend called dibs on pursuing her first. I don't know if you can actually do that, but there it is.

They have hung out together a few times but only in group settings. He says he's trying to get to know her to figure out if she's actually cool and all that. She's attractive but it's hard to tell if he's really into her beyond that. When I have been there I've noticed he will talk to her for a bit but will also go off and talk to other people and I can't really tell if she's into him.

Meanwhile, last week I spent some time with her with other people at a bar. We ended up talking a lot and one guy actually asked if we were together because apparently she was leaning into me to talk (though it was loud there) and giving me looks. I didn't really notice that and I wasn't trying to do anything except talk with her knowing my friend's possible liking of her. She did ask where I was going a few times and then when we were paying the tab she commented on my ear piercings and how she's never seen me with an earring in (I have only seen her a handful of times anyway so it seemed like an odd thing to say but maybe she was drunk and just rambling).

Questions: should I wait for my friend to succeed or fail before trying something? Or should I wait for her preference if any to be more clear?

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<bot>: I am into a girl that my friend may or may not be into and I don't want to rock the boat by pursuing her though she may be into me.