>>15308870Restated, it's simply that "pretending to be friends" is preposterous when the fact is, that when no you longer work with someone, you don't have to even be cordial with them, let alone affectionate. And, additionally, that it wouldn't make sense for the two to continue such a charade well past her exit date.
It was a silly question that is already answered with all available evidence. There's no reason to doubt that Mariah and Mina's friendship is genuine. A better question is how they bond despite a ~10 year age gap.