i think their being close especially makes sense for this project too since there was such an emphasis on sisterhood in the movie and i could see it translating to real life as well. penny in particular would've been all about making genuine friendships. and she could forgive that for sure! she'd probably even confide that naomi shouldn't be that jealous since everyone's much more focused on other characters than her, which is her one big gripe of being on the show.