All good theories!
Zane make sense, even if it's weird that a bunch of 18yo would all call a 21yo (I assume he is Erynn's age) Mr., while calling Gabi (who is older) by her name (or is it just the man who call her that?). But it kinda make sense in the game to keep the reveal. Was he one of the surfer when we go to the beach with Nikki? I don't remember if the one paying was named (or if he look good enough), but he was with a group of people. I feel like Zane is beeing teased way too much to be a simple character/rival. Maybe he is MC half-brother or something like that, it would also give a "reason" why Erynn was attracted to him (seeing MC in him).
Val's mom would make sense too, but I think she would recognize MC at the restaurant after seeing the picture + waving at him on the sidewalk. Or did she say to Gabi that she recognize him from somewhere? I finished my main route in the last week and I feel like my memory is already giving up on me. But it would feel a bit weird that she saw her daughter ""boyfriend"" 2 times and can't recognize him a couple of days later, especially since Val is very close with her mother. Like I said with Zane, it make sense for the reveal, so I wouldn't mind, but those small "dumb" details are piling up. I also don't remember seeing anything about her and Andres, maybe I didn't get that scene?
I also feel like a couple of smaller characters won't necessarely be connected, but at the same time, some connexion are very minimal, to the point where they will probably be, they just won't make a big deal/big reveal out of it (like Zach and his sister the secretary). If Darryl or Tory mother is the other teacher, or if Sienna brother/father is the guy working for Emily, those are just small details that fit the thematic of the game without taking any time to connect.
And for Ethan, we will more than likely see who his father is, because it will probably connect to the bigger story. But I also feel like we will have the opportunity to have some revenge, so fucking a sister/cousin/mother would make sense.
Yes, Donovan is the same guy who made a pass on Nikki,
if you have a save where they met he mentions her.
He's not a full teacher but a intern, still doing his graduation, this gets mentioned in the Val path.
Gabi is suppoused to be called Mrs Ramirez at school, the boys often break this, Layla in particular gets pissed off when the MC says Gabi instead of Ramirez.
And Donovan has a
small cameo on the Erynn path, she doesn't mention his name, but from her deer in the headlights reaction it's someone that means something, not some dude she ahs talked once or twice.
So i'm fairly certain that's him.
He's suppoused to be Brooke's sister and looks nothing like the MC and Santiago, so i don't think he's gonna be related on that level.
I think he's already pretty well connected, Ex-BF of a LI, sister of our coworker, teacher in the school... certainly has met Ethan, Alexis...
If you want even more...
if somehow it comes to light that he also bagged Alexis years ago would make for an interesting parallel that her and Erynn always end up going after the same guys lol.
Ximena does think the guy reminds her of someone.
She's not talking about seeing him with Gabi at the club here btw.
Memory of a goldfish, famous actress who takes pictures with tons of people... she doesn't quite recognize him as Val's BF, but comes close.
And she recognizes the name Moreno.
It looks like she was going to say Andres, but the MC interrupts saying he doesn't use this name anymore.
For Ethan's dad it can't be the perfume guy, since he's not from the agency, he's the guy who owns the perfume company.
His identity is still a mistery... maybe he gets invited to the Monroe BBQ, i mean the guy must be rich, he probably knows the Monroe family in some way.
The minor characters we might get some connections just to follow the game's theme, but i don't expect anything earth shattering.