Yes, that's Val. The fact that we see familiar characters in the background is nothing new. I have a theory about the Pink Nation:
- The MC is already gaining popularity, he just doesn't know it. (Girls chattering at school) Plus that photoshoot with Erynn. And all the popularity will be on display at the next competition/tournament.
I am still most curious to see how far the "MC celebrity" will be taken and how each girl reacts.
Minor characters making comments at the MC sounds fun, like that Gianna chick saying something "looking good on that magazine" on our next interaction with her, which could lead places... Places like the employee's bathroom or the cleaning closet
I had no idea who Miles was until the Val date. When she's like "Oh come on that's Miles, he's on the track team with us." Nyx loves to show us guys junk in the showers or locker room but spending time making friends with someone other than Zach at school? Nope.
Miles 100% didn't exist until then, now he's in a lot of background shots, both in the current episode and the remade one... like saying "he was always here you just didn't pay attention".
And yeah, most of us are gonna click really fast when Nyx puts men lockeroom scenes...
If she adds a Val, Layla and yes
MilesEdgeworth even Tori showering after training we are gonna analyse this shit in every detail

Hopefully Daniela can be convinced to rejoin the team
Hahaha.
No worries. Miles was a character Nyx added to the game in the more recent updates. He didn't exist during the training camp chapter. I was also, "Who the fuck is Miles?", until the Val date.
LSC82 and I have a joke, if Miles replaces us in the relay competition, our team is fucked.
That's one of the weaknesses of the game. The MC being unable to make new, healthy, male relationships. Is he wary because Ethan's bullying when he was a kid?
Before it was announced that it's gonna be a mixed relay i expected him to put us in a huge disadvantage
When I saw this render I thought the training was so hard you'd have to have a broken spine to keep up
Horrible posture for anyone, for a guy into athletics? Even worst
Zero muscle definition too.
I hope Nyx leans into how out of place he looks and makes him a horrible sprinter.