Question No Locally Grown 'Produce'?

I get that Mutants are rare, but I'm a tad surprised we haven't got, as far as the readers are aware, any Dunwich/Berlin/general area around Whateley born mutants. I know Dr. Bender had DPRagan draw up a fan character that's a Sion of the Whateley family, but she's non canon. Is there a reason for the lack of locally grown mutants or are their and they just haven't been introed as being local?

Oh how I want to see more interactions between Whateley kids and Berliners...

It's because Dunwich stretches to meet the definition of "small New England town." The Academy itself out-populates it to the point they have separate zip codes.

"Dunwich has maybe 3 long roads and 7 shorter cross roads. It's got one stop light."

Considering the local mutant population of large cities? Statistically, chances are low. Misty is from a super small town, but outside of Seattle? She's pretty much it for all of Washington state.

Berlin New Hampshire isn't even 10,000 people. Dunwich is supposed to be much smaller.

And teenage male mutants have been maybe sowing some wild oats with the 'farmer's daughters' an 'small town girls' for how many years?

I'd guess that there isn't too much of that. For one thing, the girls at Whateley are more accessible and generally better looking. Furthermore, with such a small population the chances of discovery are probably higher than at school, and you only have to come off as a sleaze once, and soon every girl will know about it.

Of course, "very little" is the same as saying that it does happen. And IIRC, mutants are generally more fertile than average...


I suppose it depends on how exactly the Whateley pregnancy prevention works.

Considering all the x-class stuff in the area most mutants probably don't matter that much to the locals.

-"Yep, my little Abbie turned into a walking night light last week."
-"That's nice, you must be saving a lot on electricity. Did you hear we're getting a new priest? The new guy was eaten by the Millers new born yesterday during the baptism."
-"Another one? Don't the church know we need some real bring the fear of god types around here? Not those new age progressive, love everything types."

So unless it's something major the mutant kids will just stay at home and live normally.

As a Minnesotan I know a little something about what goes on during frightfully cold winter nights. That's why we have a couple prominent Alaskan characters... it gives for the possibility New Hampshire nights...

Domoviye wrote: -"Another one? Don't the church know we need some real bring the fear of god types around here? Not those new age progressive, love everything types."

But how else are we suposed to get rid of the new ageie types. They are darn hard to kill any other way.

Rose Bunny wrote: As a Minnesotan I know a little something about what goes on during frightfully cold winter nights.

Tell me about it! One night this winter it dropped into the 40s (Fahrenheit. Celsius would be bad. Kelvin would be really bad.)

40°F is chilly but not really a problem (well, unless you live in, say, the Brazilian Northeast, in which case it's a sign of the End of Times). 40°C is really hot (unless you live in Dubai).
Oh, you meant NEGATIVE 40? Well, then Celsius and Farenheit are exactly the same.
And, by the way, there's no such thing as -40K

Sir Lee wrote: Oh, you meant NEGATIVE 40? Well, then Celsius and Farenheit are exactly the same.

Nope. +40s F.

-40 F outdoors in South Florida would be a sign of Bad Times to Come, but the locals do bundle up in 50F weather.

-40 in either F or C is nothing, now -50 like you get where I live is cold.

Come to think of it, we know of one student that was 'locally grown' mind you she was grown in the school itself, in a cloning vat..

Domoviye wrote: -40 in either F or C is nothing, now -50 like you get where I live is cold.

But it's a dry cold.

I like the cold, it's the wind I hate.

Valentine wrote: I like the cold, it's the wind I hate.

I think it was Terry Pratchett who described the lazy wind. You know, the one that can't be bothered to go around so it blows right through you.

mhalpern wrote: Come to think of it, we know of one student that was 'locally grown' mind you she was grown in the school itself, in a cloning vat..

Belphoebe
Does Shelly Carson-Wells clone body count?
or Petra Donner, for that matter?

Rose Bunny wrote:

mhalpern wrote: Come to think of it, we know of one student that was 'locally grown' mind you she was grown in the school itself, in a cloning vat..

Belphoebe
Does Shelly Carson-Wells clone body count?
or Petra Donner, for that matter?

Jet could also fit that list. Or even all of the J team.