| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Citizen (Corporate). |
| 1 |
22 |
Alvina Bates learn something Alvina Bates should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which Alvina Bates can profit from illegally. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Citizen (Corporate) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Citizen (Corporate). |
| 2 |
23 |
Alvina Bates's business expands, Alvina Bates's corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Citizen (Corporate). |
| 3 |
30 |
Alvina Bates befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Citizen (Corporate) rank 2 with the new title Manager. |
| 4 |
30 |
Voluntarily left Corporate |
| 4 |
30 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
33 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Alvina Bates's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 |
33 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
35 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Alvina Bates from Alvina Bates's work. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
42 |
Make a breakthrough in Alvina Bates's field. |