>>69175859phase connect itself is "muh clique." in that almost everybody can be tied back to the original 5 people who started the company sakana, pippa, lia, uruka and tenma
it's like vshojo.
it is why people get along. if person a knows person b, and person b knows person c, then person c likely will get along with person a because of mutuals. and when someone isn't getting along and wants out? they can leave without being humiliated.