she might have been out of new york by the time el was there because she moved to la for glee in 2009, but they definitely could have met in los angeles! liv also did a very unfortunate rendition of the climb once so that could've been a starting point for them conversationally. liv's upbeat and almost always "on", sometimes to the point of being obnoxious, but she's very friendly and comfortable with being the center of attention/life of the party so she's easy enough to hang out with because she'll fill in all of the awkward gaps. she had a reputation of being kind of a diva and also a hot mess and so she exists in a perpetual state of reformed pr mode but she is mostly well intentioned