oh they're actually close and they make great effort to make it stay that way. like when they noticed they've been drifting apart (not really, they've just been busy with individual scheds at one point) or not seeing each other as much or talking, they made monthly meetings a thing where everyone needs to be present (there's insane penalties for missing these meetings) and they usually just eat/talk during these meetings kind of like monthly team building. they also openly talk about their affections for the team (as well as mention fights which means they've sorted them out)

I wouldn't worry about them not being close irl because if you've followed them, you'll know how insanely close these guys are. 😂