Then again Ben didn't want Alex having sex at all...
Yeah, that's my thought. It would appear that on the island, women's reproductive systems age really fast, but Alex is young enough that she's still fertile (but won't be at, say, 25), just as the Lostaways haven't been there long enough for that effect to kick in. Seriously, though... Ben's no Luddite; it's not like he couldn't have procured highly effective contraception that's user-friendly. I guess he just thought that the .005% three-year failure rate of, say, Implanon, multiplied by the 0.7% annual for a modern IUD, was still riskier than just brainwashing Karl. My God, that man is insane... As am I, apparently.
Actually, on a semi-related note: some weeks ago, elliotsmelliot and I were sort of thinking out loud about how unsafe Alex's environment was anyway: an increasing drought of women, incomplete supervision, a lot of strong and armed men who view violence as a way of life. A plot bunny relating to this whole conversation hopped into my head, but I've been struggling for a sort of groundwork to actually get it going (pardon my split infinitive). I think you've just helped me find it... may I run with the ball? (Or hop with it, or whatever?)
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Date: 2008-01-27 01:10 am (UTC)Yeah, that's my thought. It would appear that on the island, women's reproductive systems age really fast, but Alex is young enough that she's still fertile (but won't be at, say, 25), just as the Lostaways haven't been there long enough for that effect to kick in. Seriously, though... Ben's no Luddite; it's not like he couldn't have procured highly effective contraception that's user-friendly. I guess he just thought that the .005% three-year failure rate of, say, Implanon, multiplied by the 0.7% annual for a modern IUD, was still riskier than just brainwashing Karl. My God, that man is insane... As am I, apparently.
Actually, on a semi-related note: some weeks ago,