Well, we are speculating, but if that is the case then i'm glad those two have become close enough friends to go see a movie together.Iirc, Marimari-underscore-EN lives somewhere in the Portland area https://thevirtualasylum.com/threads/general-vtuber-discussion-v1.1/post-74054
Not too far to meet up with a friend sometime who lives relatively close, which iirc, Pippa's parents are around 1-1.5 hours from
From that first collab, honestly, things could've gone either way.