Okay, I could be mistaking definitions, but that said, to me, friendly mockery would concern more innocent topics like clothes, eating or housekeeping habits etc, while tongue-in-cheek mockery would be making fun of my background, education, looks, romantic history etc - a little more risky. While texting she'll act butt hurt about one of my crass remarks and check if I'll get serious and apologize. If I do, she'll laugh at me and even more so if I get fake mad at her. She'll switch from very romantic one conversation to very available and acting horny the next conversation and blame me when I don't feel the same thing she does ay that moment. In fact, I suspect she's subconsciously checking if I'm emotion proof and manipulation proof, if I'm steadfast. But I know for a fact she likes me very much.

In the end I'd say it's not an exact science and her approach varies between friendly and tongue-in-cheek mockery.

Roasting would probably be taking it too far. I think I'll settle for mockery, sneakiness and provocation. It's never meant to hurt, she's not insulting me. Another thing she does is try to keep me on the phone with questions after I've indicated I need to get going - and I do get suckered sometimes. But after a few minutes I'll loudly call her on it and br playfully strict with her and she'll laugh cause she's busted and let me go. Which would be playful manipulation and sheer seduction into staying on the phone.