>This one has been a little idle tick in the backbrain for a while, and
>I just finally got around to thinking about it, especially at the end
>of the new story.
>
>Why do these kids sport their mother's surnames? Granted, 'Sylvie
>Zone' isn't a name I'd hang on any kid and expect them not to grow up
>anything resembling 'well-adjusted' without some brain-tinkering. And
>arguing with Kei and Yuri in general is a good way to develop a severe
>case of large-holes-in-your-body-where-you-don't-want-them syndrome
>(AKA Capone's Disease).
>
>It just seems odd, somehow....
>

(MODE = Lying through my teeth)
Under the laws of the WDF, children take their mother's surname until
age twelve. At any time between twelve and eighteen, a child may have
his or her name changed to the father's surname. Generally, the decision
is made based on which parent the child feels closest to. Some children
end up with hyphenated names, even with this system.
(/MODE)

There, that sounds like a believable invention.

Peter Eng
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Canon? No canon here, move along...