User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-4028641-20151031040623/@comment-4028641-20151101204618

... No, because Chameleon Archs create entire lives for people. John Smith had parents, a childhood, and a life... He didn't just start existing at whatever age we see at the start of the story. Furthermore, it's speculation because we never get that direct explanation.

... I didn't think that my comparison would take us this far off track.