Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6986530-20170327230407/@comment-7342272-20170404210721

I think you already voiced your worries over trans Michaela, but I don't see the issue of Michaela being a gender neutral name. In fact, I had no idea it was so in EC till someone brought it up that Allen didn't know if he'd be meeting a male Michaela or female Michaela. Considering that if Michaela IS Michael, then that means she actually changed her name, rather then staying "Michaela", a gender neutral name, before and after. Also there's the fact that perceptions of names can change. Some names are outdated now, but were all the rage decades or centuries ago. Maybe Michaela was a gender neutral name in that time period only.

And as for assuming Michael is Michaela, I'd say to wait, maybe? I didn't even connect them together, I thought it was a reference to archangel Michael.