[Mkguild] Life Expectancy in MK universe

[Stephen Tigner]

To put in my own two cents on this subject. I have to agree with
Virmir here. If AR's have to die of old age, then I feel the sudden
death is best.

Having the curse "fail" just introduces a whole host of questions. Why
would the curse just suddenly fail? If it affects ARs, what about TGs
or TFs? Are they suddenly going to switch genders back, or become
human again at death's door?

And yes, I think perhaps we should ask what has already been
established as canon, if anything? There's a story Virmir mentioned,
what story is that?

-- Stephen

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Kendo Virmir <kendo.virmir at gmail.com> wrote:
>
*snip*
>
> Totally disagree.
>
> This is just adding unnecessary technicalities.  The whole point of
> the AR curse is to stop aging altogether.  Having them suddenly age
> contradicts the curse.
>
> Personally I think ARs should never simply die of old age.  There are
> plenty of other ways a child could die in a medieval society,
> especially through sickness, so that would hardly be a case of
> immortality.  However it that's a moot point since it has already
> established that ARs do die of old age.  Having them drop dead
> unexpectedly, as Mr. Olson exemplifies in one of his stories, is the
> only way to handle this without them aging.  It doesn't need to make
> sense.  It's MAGIC!
>
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