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Them being disorganized to this point gives more credence to the theory that they aren't informed about Dilan, remember, going by Walter's secret cutscene, the nihtlings killing students and having Alan erase their parent's memories seems to be commonplace, you would think they would be told to back off immediately, not to mention only being watched after interacting with Macky, going by Occam's razor it's better to go with the simplest explanation rather than tack on assumptions on top of assumptions.The subordinates being underinformed about Dilan makes sense, especially in Alex's case. Considering how unruly some of the Nihtlings are, higher-ups like Deverou probably wouldn't readily divulge details about something as (presumably) important as Dilan.
I actually think it's not surprising how Gatastate hasn't paid Dominic much mind, since up to this point his comprehension of Niht doesn't seem to be substantial. Plus, I get the impression that lorewise his power level might not be particularly high (considering how easily exhausted he is by working portals and inconsistently beating Dilan (?)), so they might've assessed his capabilities and concluded he cannot do much to sabotage the Nihtlings' operations.
The matter of where Walter ended up is intriguing; it's been easier to view Nalid and where he is as vaguely metaphysical, since he seems to show a keen grasp of Dilan's mind that he feels like an alter ego of sorts, but a real, modern-day person having been there changes things. It is confusing why Walter would revert to a child, then endure the same fate as his older self, though.
Like GOATeed mentioned, an actual "failed" pearl probably means they didn't get nurtured properly; at the least, they are still technically alive. On a similar note regarding pearls, Walter ultimately getting sent to a place where Nalid and his pal are tasked with watering plants might hold some implications for what the plantation is for.
Dominic certainly knows the school's secret as evidenced by his journal, and it's not exactly straight up power that makes him dangerous, he's very smart and manipulative, has a huge network of allies in the Occult club, Vaila and even special boy Dilan, not to mention powerful abilities like mind control and portal creation.
The Nalid thing is just the way you're seeing things according to the route you took, in Nalid's case it's the "my own" path. He gets decapitated because that's what you're doing IRL, pick the Warmth route and Bonnie is there while you decapitate him with the pocket knife, pick the cold route and you'll have a cold dinner with Katja. Why tag? There's actually a broken event where you can play tag with Walter in school and gain cuteness, that's what the Nalid route is referencing.