And none of ours are that, either - but the "purposefully tries and is creative about it" lands us in the place that we are now. [ ie: someone got real creative. ]

And, yes, that sounds about right. I might also include Ponta in that list as someone with the age and the motive, for a few reasons. [ and a few others. the youth thing doesn't really matter to temenos - he travels with an 18 year old, and he's a medieval, but it was a sticking point with reigen, so. someone like that might still apply.

he tilts his head to the side, at the last theory. ]

As for two people...hmmm. It's possible. That could explain some of the inconsistencies.