I think that I'm about as confused as Recorder Jack at this point. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

I am intrigued as to where the children come from if the men are discouraged quite so strenuously, or maybe that isn't all the women doing that.

Are we to assume, from what Elli's not quite telling us, that the Murcani clans are much more cooperative than the Luxians? Why doesn't she go and live with them?

Oh, red button territory… Why does Elli, even though she knows that Jack is from off-world and is trying to find out what is going on, call him "dumb" when he doesn't know stuff? I hate it when people do that, and I was wanting to like her.