Ugh Carol and Maria's friendship in that movie was wonderful. And yes! I would love for Irene to be part of the "I didn't have many female friends before this" club.
I guess the good news is that Irene is rather used to having complicated concepts explained to her by smart people?? Also I would be super down to thread them at Pancho's, though I should really go to bed in a minute because work in the morning (ugggh) so I could set something up / tag something back tomorrow?
Yessss she SOUNDS fun and I'd be about seeing them interact in some way!