Emi "Captain Fluke" is an esports caster covering Rainbow Six: Siege and Valorant.
In fact, she became the first openly trans caster of an esports major, a trailblazing position that's come with ups and downs.
As she always enjoyed talking over games, she tested out some commentating with friends.
Over time those streams got noticed and she was eventually offered paid work, leading her to become a full-time esports caster.
"I think it scratched that itch in my brain where I love shooting games, but I love the chance of creative solutions.
"It's definitely been an experience," says Emi.
It's something where it's, as awkward as it is to say, I hope a lot of just 13/14 year olds that don't truly hold those views, but just hold the idea that they want to say things to hurt people.
They want to be edgy, they want to be confrontational.
And I think it's that weird dichotomy of people that want to hurt you are going to be the loudest, and the people that want somebody to look towards the most are going to be quiet because they need it the most.".
She began transitioning before she became a professional esports caster, but as she notes: "You never stop coming out.
"They've had questions, I think it's always something that I'm never going to shy away from or shut down," she says.
"I think it's obvious when someone is inquisitive, and someone who's malicious.
I know it's often said that we shouldn't be the educators of people, they should be trying to educate themselves.
I have to be receptive to the idea that people are going to have questions.
What also impacts the audience are the games themselves.
"I want to give a shout out here to the whole of the writing staff behind the game, and the creative staff, because they have been working on a fantastic push for diversity," says Emi.
"For [Ubisoft] to keep going 'fuck it, we're gonna keep pushing more and more openness and diversity', I think it's very good what they're doing.
And I think it's the toughest audience to do.".
Valorant, by contrast, has a more inclusive audience because Riot has built the game from the ground up to have a diverse roster of playable characters that appeal to a wider audience, and to focus on women in esports with The Game Changers programme.
"And it's reflected, I think, in the mentality of a lot of the players, in the mentality of the audience as well, which I think in terms of a gender divide of audience has one of the highest populations of people that aren't men?
In short, when games themselves are more diverse and inclusive, it attracts a more diverse and inclusive audience6
"And that is something that those games have built, and they've got an audience because of it.".
And while she does feel pressure being the first openly trans esports caster and a sense of responsibility as a role model, she also aims to stay grounded3
"And it's what allows you to keep going because otherwise people worry that they're not doing enough
But I think, to the people that it matters, you're always doing more than you'll ever know
As a result of Emi's visibility - and other diverse casters - the face of esports is starting to shift and people in hiring positions are taking notice
The future is certainly more positive, compared to esports' toxic reputation
"And the talent that they have is one that comes from a passion that I think has finally been unlocked by being able to see people like them represented up on the top level."
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