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"Perhaps the words 'prime minister' suggest to you a wrinkled or obese sexagenarian; but pray dismiss the image. Lord Rupert Conway has been 'called while still almost a youth to the first situation which a subject can hold in the universe,' and even leading articles and a resume of the debates have not conjured up a dream that surpasses the fact."

She looks older than Mimette or our heroes, which given the way the Outer Sailors are drawn probably means she's an ancient crone of 16 or so.

Azalea: My name is Azalea Evergreen. I was a soldier in the civil war, and I killed one thousand guys. And now, I have a full-time job, at a post office or something. How old am I?
Viewer: I don't know, twenty-two?
Azalea: Fourteen years old.
Viewer: How the fuck does she have a job?
Sosuke: My name is Sosuke Bosuke. I was a former piano prodigy, but after years of competition I left the stage due to psychological trauma. Life is but a series of petals, fluttering onto a pond, rippling into starlight, a cosmic dance of infinite possibilities.
Viewer: Uh... sixteen?
Sosuke: I'm eight.
Viewer: Children don't talk like this!

"It was once rare for a Galaxy-class to be commanded by one as young as me but the wars with the Klingons and the Borg have a way of eliminating the complacent or unlucky and clearing the way for new blood. Hell, that's the reason I got my first command, after the Borg killed or assimilated the entire command staff of the Kagoshima, which left me, the second shift weapons officer and the senior-most ensign afloat, the ship's acting captain."
Captain Kanril Eleya, Bait and Switch (STO)

You know they're all kids in Washington? It's like Bugsy Malone, but with real guns.
Judy Molloy, In the Loop

If I may say so, I do not believe there are any other normal third graders with the title librarian at the Infinite Library.

Iris Wilson: I am a Doctor of Medicine.
Ryunosuke Naruhodo: No! At ten years old!?
Iris Wilson: At ten years old!
The Great Ace Attorney Adventures, The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro


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