>>that's when it "locks in", if you will. That's why she needs glasses;
>>that need will probably go away when she reaches adulthood and
>>"freezes".
>
>Hmm... Does this mean then that "born" Detians are vulnerable to
>injury and death until adulthood?

Yes, although there's a good chance that a mortal wound or illness will cause the aging freeze to kick in and induce regeneration prematurely. Usually that's not a problem, since normal Detians can then age forward and back to their freezing point at will; but in a small number of cases the trauma leads to Edgerton's Syndrome, a total premature aging freeze, which traps the victim at whatever age it struck them. Which is generally a lot of no fun.

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