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TIMELINE - OZ SAFFET

Below is an in-depth timeline of Oz Saffet's life from birth (August 28, 1982) until now (early August 2023).

Please be aware of all Trigger Warnings under the cut.

TW // Drugs, Murder, Guns, Violence, Injury

BORN: August 28, 1982

Born in Salem, MA to Levi Saffet Sr. and Nathalie Saffet, the middle child of 5. (Oswald, Silas, Karla, and Erich)

1988 - Saffet family moves to Rockport, MA for his dad's job.

1992 - Oz is 10 and pushes a kid at school down the stairs after a small disagreement. He is forced to make an apology card.

1994 -Oz is 12, gets into a fight with another kid and breaks his nose. He is suspended.

1995 - His parents enroll him in Kenpo Karate to try and give him something to focus on and a way to get out his feelings.

1998 - Oz begins taking special credit classes and AP classes to look good for colleges, which he enjoys immensely.

September 2000 - Begins classes at Northeastern with a major in Biochemistry.

Late 2001 - Attends a college party where he tries cocaine for the first time. He continues to 'socially' do drugs and drink until he graduates, though maintains his studies well.

2004 - Graduates from Northeastern University with a BS in Bio-chemistry. Takes his time to party and enjoy nightlife.

2006 - Attends New York University to begin earning a Masters in Bio-chem. He enjoys having his own lab work and projects, and learns a lot about the inventory system and ordering process for materials. Also continues clubbing on weekends.

2008 - Oz is hired by BROOKLABS, a national lab in Brooklyn.

2009 - After about a year, Oz starts noticing ways he can skim materials off the top without the budget being affected significantly. He begins stealing chemicals and supplies.

Late 2009 - Oz starts looking into the dark web and begins selling his wares on the black market.

2010 - Fudges a major inventory list and is able to steal a significant amount of product. After selling this to a Syndicate rep working within the black market, Oz begins correspondence with them.

2013 - Oz and the Syndicate representative converse about him joining the Syndicate. Oz continues working within BROOKLABS while learning inventory and selling for the Syndicate.

2015 - After leaving BROOKLABS, Oz begins learning to use guns and knives, citing his steady hands and quiet demeanor for a good reason to be added as a hitman.

Late 2015 - Oz takes care of his first hit and does impeccably.

Early 2016 - Oz's father passes.

2018 - Oz starts a long-term relationship (WC) with someone unaware of his deep connection to the Syndicate or his job as a hitman.

2020 - Oz's younger brother (WC) moves closer to NYC.

Early 2021 - The hit that goes wrong. Oz is gravely injured and in the hospital for months.

Late 2021 - After getting out of the hospital, Oz gives some info to his partner about what he does. His partner leaves him, sending him spiraling.

Early 2022 - Oz is hired by Audra to manage the Athenaeum while she's away.

Current: Oz helps crunch numbers and aid with inventory and occasionally will delve into the Black Market world again when he's needed, but ultimately mostly manages the Athenaeum. He misses his hitman days and is currently in a wheelchair, sometimes using forearm crutches as a mobility aid instead, depending on his level of comfort and energy.