HI MARIN! You are not wrong. I've got all kinds of thoughts about your characters already!
MINA: After four years together, they probably know each other pretty well and can't help but learn to get along. I really like the idea of Mina knowing about Cricket's unkinder side (and maybe calling her out, sometimes!) I think Mina often says what Cricket wishes she could say and she secretly delights in Mina scolding everyone. Mina is probably also one of the few people that Cricket bitches about other people to, because she GETS IT and seems unlikely to tattle.
Cricket will jump to Maggie's aid if Mina is flat out rude to her, but other than that.. they actually might a little bit get along? Especially now that Cricket is mad at Diego for being a turd.
RAVI: Cricket loves Ravi. He can party a little if he wants to, she won't judge him. He gets to be on the list of people Cricket is nice to because she actually really likes them and not because she wants something from them. Although, she doesn't understand LARP at all and thinks it is dumb :/
SY: I imagine Sy is something of a personal project to Cricket. Like, she doesn't understand him at all (all that cursing and male aggression! AH!), but feels the need to fix him. She probably pops up in the middle of his journal conversations way too often to tell him to behave. He might be thinking, "Who is this girl and why is she so obsessed with me?!" Idk!
ANYWAY! I am very excited!!! I'll just start commenting like crazy and see what happens!