[Well, at least that's nice that they have a good way to communicate now. Mute, huh? And they seem happy enough to communicate in this way. Guess her mindreading has a positive side right now.

I communicate like this with my friends at the school I go with. It's full of people with similar abilities. It's a pretty convenient way to have conversations.

As for the name thing, how about Taylor as a nickname?

A nice and gender-neutral name, since they feel neutralish to her.]