The Dink Network

Let's just say he started the game at, say, 15, and as the game progresses it neglects to mention the 5 years of time passing or something. Say, 1 year passes from when Dink starts the game to arriving at the first town, then another year when he gets to the 2nd town. They just dont celebrate birthdays in game lol.

Or is my reasoning just another addition to this fubar stuff?