I dig it! Honestly, he's really good with redeeming characters and making them likable, Sarah and especially Catherine have become so warm and affectionate now compared to their introduction, or hell, Vicky too, Lucy has opened up so much, he would need to have a pretty big reveal for Rachel.
(Honestly though the teacher is such a snooze, literally my only criticism of the game she's so tacked on, hasn't developed at all and isn't connected to the cafe or FF)