original_post: 12/13/2007____________________________ This strip introduces us to Mikayla, Haven’s ex and Rae’s future love. Mikayla definitely goes through an emotion from this point to the end of the strip, but this instantly establishes her as someone that is direct and not to betray. It is a good fit for Rae, but since Rae is still with Haven, and we have no reason to doubt Haven yet, we think Mikayla is maybe a minor plot character. it sets things up WAY in advance, which I love doing. I knew when I came up with Haven what her story was, and developed Mikayla at the same time to be a nice balance for Rachael.