>>73324266Is it really hard to imagine Airi, Shiina, and Ember are just prolific yappers who like to send lots of photos to the whole group (grandmas, basically)? The idea of the clique is based on them being frequently mentioned (by other people) as conversation partners, which is a little mind-bending since it concedes that the others are in regular contact with them, but considering Tenma to be a separate group is especially retarded. They always say the same thing about her: she reaches out to the ones who are more reserved and invites them to participate (in "the main clique"). You can't even use timezones (Burger hours/Asia hours) as an excuse because of her retarded sleep schedule. You could say the same thing about Dizzy, who's also being treated as a separate social club despite being referenced by Pippa just as much as Shiina.
There definitely is a "clique" of more talkative older ladies, but I think it's pretty clear Panko or Saya could waltz into their chat whenever they want, they're just too shy.