[Coldsaturn]

LMAO I feel you so much. 
I might end up doing the same in the future. As of now I'm resisting off the emulators because I managed to get enough space for the update by factory resetting my ipad, but the next big thing they do might just be what breaks me and forces me to switch to computer.

- It's great that you remember the crow because that establishes canon awareness of the characters! Sylus knows about Xavier, Rafayel and Sylus know about each other (they hang out in the same shady places), Caleb and Zayne are childhood friends. Zayne might know of Xavier since he's MC's partner. I don't think we'll ever get them hanging out at the restaurant for a friendly dinner, so let's gather our crumbs where we can.

- I don't know if he's already being unlocked in the With Him menu, but if he is, you can see his bio (same submenu where you also see your bond level with the companion) and his evol will be listed there.

- Yeah I totally see where you're coming from and I agree. There is definitely a bit of detachment in terms of narrative motivation from Under Deepspace and into Long-awaited Reverly. In canon you have that voice that compels her, and we find out (together with MC) that she or a part of her has violent impulses toward Sylus. This gets overlapped with the entire mission about modified protocores and Onychinus' apparent involvement with the explosion. Out of canon I think there's always a bit of almost OOCness coming from MC between the main storyline and sections that are specific to a LI, because every time you'll get into a chapter entirely dedicated to a LI, MC will straight up become another person as the relationship with that companion is prioritized, whereas all the other chapters will stay mostly neutral in terms of flirty interactions. 
It's from this chapter and onward that we really start to get how MC matches each LI, making each individual pair unique in dynamic. The writers are obviously doing their best keeping things coherent when we're not exploring a LI-specific branch, but there's only so much that can be done.
So from what I've understood from my current experience with the story and lore, MC from Under Deepspace might have been rationally processing her grief, but Sylus' MC that we're seeing now is another thing and she might just try to stab a guy in the eye if she so fancies.

- Absolutely true on your assessment of the characters. I like how they all end up somehow subverting their surface-level trope but without actually losing their core characterization. Zayne IS the most well-adjusted one. Xavier is not just the soft sleepy guy, and Raf is not just whiny and bratty. Both have rooted reasons for presenting that way, and it makes complete sense for them with their story. Sylus could be the most well-adjusted one together with Zayne, but he's a bit too much on the chaotic neutral side of the alignment for proper tax filing.

(HA! Pacific Rim reference, noice)

The weekend is just right behind the corner, we'll see what other revelations it will bring us :D