Why is it age eighteen so often with this kind of thing? That’s only been a significant age to human beings for a few decades, and even today it’s hardly universally accepted. For the vast majority of human history people were considered adults earlier, sometimes far earlier. Eighteen is just such a weird and arbitrary age, and it happens a lot in modern writing regardless of context. Not like it’s any kind of universal biological milestone, just an arbitrary point some societies chose to declare the start of adulthood. Was the (presumably) prehistoric supernatural ice goddess afraid she’d get arrested if she messes with a minor? Do spirits have to card people before possessing them? Can you sign away your soul for power while still a minor, or are there so many contract lawyers in Hell that’s right out? 🙂
Interesting question. (The first one, I mean. The others are too, but I’m going to address that one only.)
If I had to give an answer for Snowfall here, it might just be that for young folks from the Western world, 18 is a big milestone. You come to realize that it doesn’t mean much as far as day-to-day life is concerned, but in my experience at the moment it still feels like it. So maybe the entity sensed that Snowfall was feeling a change and manifested in response. Does that sound satisfying?
Maybe the … whatever-it-is knew about 18 being the age of becoming legally an adult. It knew their language and seems to have spoken to Snowfall’s mother telepathically. If so, maybe it learned everything they knew.
Just a theory that hasn’t been contradicted by in-comic facts, yet, so I believe.
Given that when we see Frosty the Snow Goddess next page she’s wearing tailored modern clothing, I think you may be right. She seems to have caught up with the times when “nestling” in Snowfall’s soul for almost two decades. 🙂
Younger Snowfall is so cute! Is that a Rubik’s cube she has in her hand in panel 2? Does it indicate that she’s very interested in puzzle-solving, or perhaps that her parents want to interest her in it?
I’m sure she will be a lovely person to talk to…
Why is it age eighteen so often with this kind of thing? That’s only been a significant age to human beings for a few decades, and even today it’s hardly universally accepted. For the vast majority of human history people were considered adults earlier, sometimes far earlier. Eighteen is just such a weird and arbitrary age, and it happens a lot in modern writing regardless of context. Not like it’s any kind of universal biological milestone, just an arbitrary point some societies chose to declare the start of adulthood. Was the (presumably) prehistoric supernatural ice goddess afraid she’d get arrested if she messes with a minor? Do spirits have to card people before possessing them? Can you sign away your soul for power while still a minor, or are there so many contract lawyers in Hell that’s right out? 🙂
Interesting question. (The first one, I mean. The others are too, but I’m going to address that one only.)
If I had to give an answer for Snowfall here, it might just be that for young folks from the Western world, 18 is a big milestone. You come to realize that it doesn’t mean much as far as day-to-day life is concerned, but in my experience at the moment it still feels like it. So maybe the entity sensed that Snowfall was feeling a change and manifested in response. Does that sound satisfying?
Maybe the … whatever-it-is knew about 18 being the age of becoming legally an adult. It knew their language and seems to have spoken to Snowfall’s mother telepathically. If so, maybe it learned everything they knew.
Just a theory that hasn’t been contradicted by in-comic facts, yet, so I believe.
Given that when we see Frosty the Snow Goddess next page she’s wearing tailored modern clothing, I think you may be right. She seems to have caught up with the times when “nestling” in Snowfall’s soul for almost two decades. 🙂
Younger Snowfall is so cute! Is that a Rubik’s cube she has in her hand in panel 2? Does it indicate that she’s very interested in puzzle-solving, or perhaps that her parents want to interest her in it?