Subject: Might it not be better to let them age?
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Posted on: 2009-01-28 21:12:00 UTC
Just saying. There's no reason we should assume all Agents are basically humans in different bodies. Although of course it's up to their writers (and I certainly haven't been fabulous about differentiating my non-human agents).
hS
The implications would be pretty difficult to handle and so if it is possible it would have to be strictly controlled, but it would solve the problems of rapidly-gestating babies a la Evelyn Eliza's sprogs, and it would mean the Mossflower-born agents don't age at four times the human rate. Besides, I'm sure there's something like it already in some continuum or other.
I've been writing PPC fic for almost three years now and my agents haven't gotten any older in that time. Or wiser.
Just saying. There's no reason we should assume all Agents are basically humans in different bodies. Although of course it's up to their writers (and I certainly haven't been fabulous about differentiating my non-human agents).
hS
The Flowers might allow it on grounds that it'd reduce the turnover rate. And even if they didn't want it, the stuff would be useful for dealing with the "quickly-gestating babies" that keep showing up. Just a thought.
Looks like Star Wars clone recruits have another reason to join...
It would be useful, as you said, for medical situations, and in any case I can think of at least one continuum that has age-slowing medication off the top of my head. Doesn't Larry Niven's Ringworld series have several variations?