| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Citizen (Worker). |
| 1 |
21 |
Rupert Dods is rewarded for Rupert Dods's diligence or cunning. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Citizen (Worker) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
| 2 |
24 |
Rupert Dods learn something Rupert Dods should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which Rupert Dods can profit from illegally. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
| 3 |
28 |
Rupert Dods learn something Rupert Dods should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which Rupert Dods can profit from illegally. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
| 4 |
31 |
Rupert Dods's business expands, Rupert Dods's corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 5 |
34 |
Voluntarily left Worker |
| 5 |
34 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
36 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Rupert Dods from Rupert Dods's work. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
40 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Rupert Dods's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 |
40 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 7 |
42 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 |
42 |
Retired at age 42. |