Kira is intereating in that HOLY CRAP HE PILOTS GIANT ROBOTS HOLY CRAP THIS IS AWESOME AND THEY SHOOT WEAPONS AND LASERS which gives him a Lash street cred of plus a hundred. And he's competent with it which is another plus in her books. How many soldiers did she see that ended up being terrible pilots in the field of battle?

She thinks of him as a good ally and a friend (but she will never tell him about the friendship thing, it would make her soft and all) and is more than willing to fight alongside him in battles.