Zimeon is from a middle class family that lives in the capital city of a highly populated planet. He skipped university and threw himself into the art world at the age of 18. After minor success and some less than savoury associations he and Dayne decide, while drunk, to leave the planet on Dayne's research ship to get away and start fresh on their own.
Dayne is from a wilder planet. When he was young he saw his father killed by Aslan raiders. This propelled him to being the provider for his family and a father figure for his younger brother. When Dayne reached 18 he travelled to the capital city of a highly populated planet to attend university and become a field researcher. During his time at university Daynes dislike of the Aslan caused him to get mixed in with an anti-Aslan movement. His field research started to become morally ambiguous and after realising he was on a dark path he and Zimeon decide, while drunk, to leave the planet on his research ship to get away and start fresh on their own.
Zimeon and Dayne first met at the after-party of an edgy political art exhibition. Zimeon attended the event purely for it's artistic expression but upon conversing with some of the anti-Aslan artists he attended the after-party, which Dayne also attended with university friends from the movement.