past and present

mintymatcha kikuri really admires gil. honestly the fact that he didn't look at her like a pitiable creature or judge her too harshly for her drinking means a lot to her considering everyone back home looks at her like the failure of an adult she is

she'll probably never break out of the happiness spiral but gil is someone she's super glad to have in her corner

also he's fun to tease (and /handwaved fun in bed)

she cares him!!!!

if she ever shows up for a cameo she'll bring him a souvenir from whatever branch she's in