User blog comment:Perry!/Season 1 Questions PLEASE READ/@comment-4741712-20120311145905

The answer to question 1 makes the answer to question 2 self-explanatory: When someone drinks the elixir not from the cup, it slows down the aging process. Victor has drunk the elixir, making him 96 but still looking young. For question 3, the only person I'm aware of who drank the elixir is Rufus Zeno. He is the same age as Sarah, but only Sarah aged and eventually died. Also, while I'm at it, for those who drink the elixir from the cup, you obtain immortality, but someone must die first. Victor thought the flow of life was symbolic, but Rufus Zeno knew it wasn't.