I actually think the opposite - that not having and adult would be a pretty important part of their survival. Their youth is a disguise - people wouldn't associate serial murders with a pair of kids. An adult in their company would make that cover less efficient. Furthermore - what work would an adult do for them? I cannot see anything that actually must be done that they cannot do by themselves.dongregg wrote:But I'm thinking that having an adult to work on their behalf would be a pretty important part of their survival.
I also think they wouldn't want anybody else in their life. Stefan and Karin of LtODD were like that, and I think O&E would share that trait, with several others.
Yes, it's conceivable. I like to think it is, anyway.dongregg wrote:As 12-year-olds in an increasingly surveillance-oriented world, it's hard to see how they could last for long, but it's conceivable.
But this remark leads to one of my pet ideas: that Oskar would be an avid reader of newspapers. In 1981 Oskar would have been sought after, and he would have known it since his face and name would have been on the first pages of all newspapers. I think that he would want to learn as much as possible about the police investigation, and newspapers would be his best (and only) means to this purpose. Once in that habit, I think Oskar would continue reading newspapers, and because of that he, and Eli with him, would stay informed about changes in society. Especially, they would learn about new technology, such as computers, the Internet, cell phones, ubiquitous surveillance cameras, etc, as it developed. It is therefore conceivable that they would know to look for and avoid dangers such as surveillance cameras.