» Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:47 am
That's what I think, too. Lucy was born in Lamplight, but I think she's the exception to the rule.
Truth be told, most of the Lamplighters look far less than their stated age. For instance, Knock-knock is supposed to be 14, but her outfit makes it obvious she's flat as a board. And Joseph, supposedly 15, looks about 12. And there's a logical reason for this: since the kids live primarily on pondscum and fungus, they're undoubtedly endlessly fighting all sorts of deficiency diseases. That's why Dr. Lucy needs Buffout from you. In any case, in a malnourished society, the age of puberty is much later than it is when the people are healthy. So truth be told, I don't think most opf the Lamplighters could reproduce even if they tried to.