Hi dnaphish,
Thanks for the file, and for using Google Cloud.
The Simulation System is not working with Connectors, AFAIK.
Here is currently the best I have found, animated the Stickiness. Yes, my value is here over the top, just to be on the safe side.
It helps when the friction is zero to avoid early fractions.
Is it perfect, perhaps visually, with Motion-blur…
All the best