>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....

Well, not every kid in UF uses their mothers' surnames. My fictional kids all go by the ungainly name of Ajlond-Mui--which, other than being a mouthful, is just begging to be mispronounced, especially the last part.

(Now, this begs the picky question...why isn't UF me Pearson Ajlond-Mui, all things being equal? Writer's caveat, my good man...writer's caveat.) :-)

--DocMui