LOLOLOLOL. I don't think it was said before. I'll have to check, though. Yes, it was. Made me weepy too because you KNOW what will happen to Shahr in the end.

Both acting as mental cases/jerks in the Manga. :/

That's true, but is the first arc she's becoming more novel-like. Kiyo's getting better in adapting (even if Monica looks like a stripper, she's still HOT) which is a relief for the Albion arcs... in which she NEEDS her novel steel.