And for anyone who doubts the other 3 'know'? lolz they know! And I dare-say they approve, eh? :->
Eh, it’s always theoretically possible, but l’ll need to see a lot more evidence than we have so far. The dynamic in this arc is completely consistent with groups of friends where one, or more than one, pair is extremely close—if two besties are suddenly on the outs it throws the whole group off.
These girls still strike me as utterly unable to stifle their squees if they knew the truth. Maybe Rei-chin, who seems a little more mature and laid-back, but really I just don’t see it.