[The following is the calculation of relative time, with the year on Earth as the unit of measurement.]
000 - Alcon's birth
004 - Alcon is 4 years old, war breaks out, Alcon's father enlists
006 - Alcon is 6 years old, war is coming to an end
006 - 016 - Alcon ages 6-16, era of peace
016 - Alcon is 16 years old, beginning to reflect on anti-war culture
018 - Alcon is 18 years old, Alcon's father passes away
020 - Alcon is 20 years old, NSF captures G-7717
021 - Alcon is 21 years old, Alcon joins NSF
023 - Alcon is 23 years old, Alcon's mother passes away
027 - Alcon is 27 years old, Ami is 21 years old, they meet
030 - Alcon is 30 years old, Ami is 24 years old, the last sunset
031 - Alcon is 31 years old, Ami is 25 years old, the angel falls
034 - Alcon is 34 years old, Alcon lands on the asteroid B-19997
034 - 345, solitary journey
040 - Kurt's spacecraft encounters B-19997 and interprets the story
345 - B-19997 is captured by Neptune and begins to fall into the planet