I feel like the going explanation/excuse for their censorship is so that it doesn't tilt their ads to more adult ads. It doesn't make sense to me either.
What messed me up about the gif panel is that it didn't loop and switching pages didn't make it replay. It legit made me think i was imagining the animation.
He thinks it's strict, but Rick is used to worse. Also the first two fights end just after stepping into far territory. He can't act yet because that would be insubordinate and he could get kicked out/cover blown. The third time the fight goes after the kid is knocked down so yeah he acts...
Not a hole, she left's Rick's group after the tournament before they located the McGuffin in the training academy. Also she's not a teacher because she just got promoted from second order to first order.