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'''Josiah Whittaker ''': Perhaps the most defining relationship of Theo's life is the frought and complex one with his father. A staunch traditionalist, Josiah Whittaker intended for his children to follow him into a life of academia as had 19 generations of Whittaker's before him. Being the main caregiver for the infant Theo while his mother served in Starfleet, Josiah had Theo accepted into all the best schools and was relentles in his education. What he had not counted on was Theo inheriting his mother's rebellious nature. He did not want to follow in his father's footsteps and as a result the relationship detoriated over time. The younger Whittaker would often test his father's patience by refusing to study, disappearing off into the nearby mountains for days at a time or even hide out in the tunnels underneath Whittaker Manor. When Theo turned he announced to his parents that he wanted to enter Starfleet Academy and, naturally, Josiah forebade it. Over the next twelve months, their relationship eroded completely and the last time Theo spoke to his father was the day he left to join his mother aboard the ''U.S.S. Sparrow''. During Theo's first year at the Academy, Josiah contracted Meenok's Disease and sucuumbed to it a year later. Neither father or son made an attempt to repair their relationship- the guilt of which has stayed with Theo ever since. | '''Josiah Whittaker ''': Perhaps the most defining relationship of Theo's life is the frought and complex one with his father. A staunch traditionalist, Josiah Whittaker intended for his children to follow him into a life of academia as had 19 generations of Whittaker's before him. Being the main caregiver for the infant Theo while his mother served in Starfleet, Josiah had Theo accepted into all the best schools and was relentles in his education. What he had not counted on was Theo inheriting his mother's rebellious nature. He did not want to follow in his father's footsteps and as a result the relationship detoriated over time. The younger Whittaker would often test his father's patience by refusing to study, disappearing off into the nearby mountains for days at a time or even hide out in the tunnels underneath Whittaker Manor. When Theo turned he announced to his parents that he wanted to enter Starfleet Academy and, naturally, Josiah forebade it. Over the next twelve months, their relationship eroded completely and the last time Theo spoke to his father was the day he left to join his mother aboard the ''U.S.S. Sparrow''. During Theo's first year at the Academy, Josiah contracted Meenok's Disease and sucuumbed to it a year later. Neither father or son made an attempt to repair their relationship- the guilt of which has stayed with Theo ever since. | ||
''' Madeline Whittaker ''': Theo's relationship with his mother was a stark contrast to the one he shared with his father. Warm, loving and accepting of Theo's life choices, Madeline arranged for her commanding officer on the ''U.S.S. Sparrow'' to sponser Theo's admission to Starfleet Academy. Although she tolerated her husband's strict methods and his expectations, she wanted Theo to lead his own life wherever that might have taken him. She attempted numerous times to engineer a reconciliation between father and son to no avail. While a firm, but fair, mother- Theo remains very close his mother, writing to her often aboard her current assignment, the | ''' Madeline Whittaker ''': Theo's relationship with his mother was a stark contrast to the one he shared with his father. Warm, loving and accepting of Theo's life choices, Madeline arranged for her commanding officer on the ''U.S.S. Sparrow'' to sponser Theo's admission to Starfleet Academy. Although she tolerated her husband's strict methods and his expectations, she wanted Theo to lead his own life wherever that might have taken him. She attempted numerous times to engineer a reconciliation between father and son to no avail. While a firm, but fair, mother- Theo remains very close his mother, writing to her often aboard her current assignment, the ''U.S.S. Orb of Prophecy''. | ||
'''[[Oori, Nuvia|Nuvia Oori]]:''' At the conclusion of Theo's first assignment aboard the Columbia, he was deeply troubled by the discovery of a Starfleet 'black project'- believing it to be against everything Starfleet and the Federation stood for. Thankfully, Nuvia Oori was there for him. She listened to his struggle and, taking him to holodeck so that he could indulge in hiking, something that helps Theo work off tension, helped him see that while Starfleet may not be perfect- it was still a force for good. After his assault at the hands of an [[Iconian]], Oori felt a deep sense of guilt for letting Theo go off on another job on his own, despite the acts of Sabotage occuring on Columbia, although Theo did not blame her at all when he came round. She was overjoyed when he recovered and he similarly happy to see her after a brief illness left her stuck in sickbay at the conclusion of the mission. | '''[[Oori, Nuvia|Nuvia Oori]]:''' At the conclusion of Theo's first assignment aboard the Columbia, he was deeply troubled by the discovery of a Starfleet 'black project'- believing it to be against everything Starfleet and the Federation stood for. Thankfully, Nuvia Oori was there for him. She listened to his struggle and, taking him to holodeck so that he could indulge in hiking, something that helps Theo work off tension, helped him see that while Starfleet may not be perfect- it was still a force for good. After his assault at the hands of an [[Iconian]], Oori felt a deep sense of guilt for letting Theo go off on another job on his own, despite the acts of Sabotage occuring on Columbia, although Theo did not blame her at all when he came round. She was overjoyed when he recovered and he similarly happy to see her after a brief illness left her stuck in sickbay at the conclusion of the mission. | ||