I see, I honestly hadn't considered his fetishes were involved. I figured he was just making fun in a weird Japanese way. As for the alleged part, I apologize, I figured you were taking such allegations seriously. Usually when one puts alleged they tend to lean towards the individual being guilty, unless they're a journalist or analyst. I suppose this is mostly Twitter's fault for making me believe so given that's exactly how that platform uses the word to escape punishment. Been years since I quit, but the damn thing is stuck with me still.
As for the circlejerking, agreed, but I feel that's largely because Vic has clammed up and Nick has been professional so far. I'm waiting for YellowFlash to muck it up, possibly another CGer, to be honest.