>>38606775I was ready to essaypost this, but in short, I think Kiara realized that Mori still cares about their friendship, despite being a workaholic scatterbrain that doesn't openly showcase affection well, since her heart is always in the right place.
Their current dynamic is leagues better than any traditional Tsun vs Dere dynamic they tried to peddle in the beginning, but there's little doubt they both are still friends, and greatly care about one another to a large degree.
