.>w<) I'm sorry. I don't really see the ship in this... They look like they have a big sis/ lil sis relationship going on.
NicoEli has fun potential, not to mention Nico coming over Eli's house and interacting with Alisa could be a lot of fun for everyone. Since Nico takes care of her own siblings very well, I am sure Alisa would love Nico. And Eli would appreciate Nico. Nico's a character that I feel has quite a lot of depth and workability for interesting stories in a pairing. Maybe she does have some cliche tropes, but she is fun and is fun with everyone. (That's why she is my favorite Love Live character. Well, after Tsubasa. Because A-RISE #1... and also I am complete TsubaHono trash).
It is why (although I have favorites like NozoNico and NicoMaki, and of course any permutation of NicoRinPana) I like Nico with pretty much everyone in some way. She's too much fun to pair.
Maybe this was some mindless rambling, but I just really like Nico a lot. Nico nico ni~