| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
12 |
Entered Military Academy(Marine Academy) |
| 1 |
13 |
Made lifelong friends. Gain 2 Allies. |
| 1 |
14 |
Dropped out of military academy. |
| 2 |
14 |
Failed to qualify for Line/Crew (Navy). |
| 2 |
14 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 2 |
14 |
Became a Dolphin Military (Sea Patrol) with the new title Private. |
| 2 |
17 |
Display heroism in battle. |
| 2 |
18 |
Promoted to Dolphin Military (Sea Patrol) rank 1 with the new title Lance Corporal. |
| 3 |
18 |
Continued as Dolphin Military (Sea Patrol). |
| 3 |
21 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 3 |
22 |
Promoted to Dolphin Military (Sea Patrol) rank 2 with the new title Corporal. |
| 4 |
22 |
Continued as Dolphin Military (Sea Patrol). |
| 4 |
23 |
Darren Matson encounter anti-Dolphin prejudice from the force Darren Matson is working with. Darren Matson resign in disgust. |
| 5 |
23 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
27 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Darren Matson's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 5 |
27 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 5 |
27 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 6 |
27 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
31 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 7 |
31 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
33 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Darren Matson from Darren Matson's work. |
| 8 |
35 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 8 |
36 |
Refused to perform research that goes against Darren Matson's conscience. |
| 9 |
39 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 9 |
40 |
Moved to a new world. |
| 9 |
43 |
Forced to muster out. |