Well, Maxim (and FHM, for that matter) are British magazines and they have a different view on things (Hayden Panettiere was in Maxim, provocative-but clothed, when she was 14). However, I agree, which is why the 2nd magazine cover.
All Pinks look like that regardless of their age: be they 12, 14, 16, 46, 45,000,000 or more. When Stephanie dies her first time, she transforms into Pink and her appearance remains static, eternally. This one just happened to manifest after her 12th birthday.
The quip about "not making it to 16" is actually plot-related in my game. Everyone knows something is going to happen 12/21/2012. Not because the Mayan's said it would but because someone, if not a lot of someones, is going to try to end the world. And, those who don't know anything about Pinks, and where their powers come from, will learn a valuable lesson, although, it will come to late to "save" the IST Pink. However, that event is close to two years away. Maybe, unlikely, someone will uncover enough information to "save" her. Not that anyone is looking.
All Pinks look like that regardless of their age: be they 12, 14, 16, 46, 45,000,000 or more. When Stephanie dies her first time, she transforms into Pink and her appearance remains static, eternally. This one just happened to manifest after her 12th birthday.
The quip about "not making it to 16" is actually plot-related in my game. Everyone knows something is going to happen 12/21/2012. Not because the Mayan's said it would but because someone, if not a lot of someones, is going to try to end the world. And, those who don't know anything about Pinks, and where their powers come from, will learn a valuable lesson, although, it will come to late to "save" the IST Pink. However, that event is close to two years away. Maybe, unlikely, someone will uncover enough information to "save" her. Not that anyone is looking.