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[fendassor]

Today's question has been contributed by sweet siberianchan. Thank you very much :3

How do you imagine would their late lives - one or two centuries from now - look like?

And remember, you can always send us - sysann or me - or post it yourself, but please let us know beforehand. Cheers! :)

Comments

[sysann]

*laughs* I keep hoping they'll die together soon so I can stop worrying about them getting separated. --- Seregil already constantly complains that he's bored with everything in his early sixties. Just imagine him getting to two-hundred or more. -- If they do survive everything life throws at them, isn't 200 time for the mid-life crises? :P Seregil might go and marry a girl. *ducks, giggles and runs away*

[siberianchan]

... with all that new technology coming up and developing? With all these social changes bound to happen over the next 200 years? They'll witness the birth of print. They'll see newspapers born and will be insulted when they DON'T make it in the early attempts of yellow press every two weeks.

... they'll have to learn and adapt and see how to go on. ... I bet Seregil will end up constantly complaining about how life was better back then... just to take apart a gun to figure out how it works and marvel at the craftmanship... just to sneer about how Alec shoots way more true with his bow than any gun can hope to be. Hell, SEREGIL could shoot more true with a bow than anyone with an early musket.

[sysann]

*confused* I was under the impression that it's a fantasy world inspired by our world rather than set in it. Which century are we in "now" then? And where abouts are we?

[siberianchan]

Worlds do evolve, fantasy worlds included. We saw several queens, the current changing the political course from war to peace. We saw Tamir rebuilding Skala and working together with wizards, wizards changing their own course of history.

So... I BET there'll be new developments.
... and... from technology, social life and fashion I'd set "Nightrunners" as an equivalent of Europe, late 16th to late 18th century. Magic so far made the development of technologies like muskets or print unneccessary but I doubt this would be forever.
Fantasy worlds can evolve in a different pace and with different jumps than ours did, due to other logics and rules applied. But it evolves nonetheless.

[siberianchan]

They'll live long enough to witness both the advent of fire weapons and newspapers.

Seregil will be insulted when a week passes without them in the yellow press (and boy believe me, that was there from the beginning).
Alec marvels at how relevant information can spread now even faster.
They'll use the newspaper to spread some misinformation when it's relevant for a mission.

Concerning fireweapons Seregil will scoff at them. HE can hit an aim better with an arrow than anyone with a musket. And he'll continue to trust Alecs aim.
Not to mention he thinks the things ugly and loud and ew and where are the days you could wield your sword!
... nonetheless he'll take one apart and admire the craftiness, doubtlessly.

There'll be enough changes for them to witness to not get bored, I hope... maybe, if they live long enough they'll even witness the formation of democratic processes (which could be conflicting, since they're loyal to both Skala and the queen...)

I just hope they'll grow an happy, bickering old couple together.

[fendassor]

Hmm, I can see that ^^

I just can't see those two busybodies ever living a calm and peaceful life for any longer time.

Bickering old couple - yes, that'd be nice :)