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Born on October 18th 2369 in the city of Tucker's Landing on the Federation colony world Archer IV, Theo was the only child of Josiah and Madeline Whittaker; an academic and a Starfleet officer. Due to her career with Starfleet, Theo was largely raised by his father who was determined that his son would uphold the ancient Whittaker family's tradition of a life in academia. However Theo, not wanting this life and inheriting his mother's rebellious streak, spent much of his childhood and teenage years fighting against what was expected of him. Often disappearing into the nearby mountains or the tunnels beneath the manor house in which he grew up in, he continually defied his father- culminating in his decision follow his mother into Starfleet when he was sixteen. Seeing this as a personal betrayal and a complete disregard for the family Josiah disowned his son and sent him to live with his mother aboard the starship ''Sparrow''. This estrangement was never resolved when Josiah contracted and succumbed to Meenok's Disease when Theo was 20 and in his second year of [[Starfleet Academy]]. | Born on October 18th 2369 in the city of Tucker's Landing on the Federation colony world Archer IV, Theo was the only child of Josiah and Madeline Whittaker; an academic and a Starfleet officer. Due to her career with Starfleet, Theo was largely raised by his father who was determined that his son would uphold the ancient Whittaker family's tradition of a life in academia. [[File:Theo Whittaker Beach Party.jpg|thumb|Theo relaxes at a holographic beach party organised by [[Flynn, Antero|Antero Flynn]] in 2392.]]However Theo, not wanting this life and inheriting his mother's rebellious streak, spent much of his childhood and teenage years fighting against what was expected of him. Often disappearing into the nearby mountains or the tunnels beneath the manor house in which he grew up in, he continually defied his father- culminating in his decision follow his mother into Starfleet | ||
when he was sixteen. Seeing this as a personal betrayal and a complete disregard for the family Josiah disowned his son and sent him to live with his mother aboard the starship ''Sparrow''. This estrangement was never resolved when Josiah contracted and succumbed to Meenok's Disease when Theo was 20 and in his second year of [[Starfleet Academy]]. | |||
Because of his troubled background, Theo was never popular with his peers and while his social skills were well developed, he struggled to make friends. Complicating matters further was his significant interest in technology- brought on by the relative lack of 24th century comforts within his house. This led to those his own age seeing him as being a loner and 'geeky'. At the Academy, however, he found himself surrounded by like minded people from all across the Alpha and Beta Quadrants and he began to forge interpersonal relationships for the first time. When his father passed away, he struggled to deal with his guilt at never repairing their fractured relationship. He was referred to counselling staff and while he made progress, he has never been able to fully come to terms with his father's passing. | Because of his troubled background, Theo was never popular with his peers and while his social skills were well developed, he struggled to make friends. Complicating matters further was his significant interest in technology- brought on by the relative lack of 24th century comforts within his house. This led to those his own age seeing him as being a loner and 'geeky'. At the Academy, however, he found himself surrounded by like minded people from all across the Alpha and Beta Quadrants and he began to forge interpersonal relationships for the first time. When his father passed away, he struggled to deal with his guilt at never repairing their fractured relationship. He was referred to counselling staff and while he made progress, he has never been able to fully come to terms with his father's passing. | ||
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[[File:TheoWhittaker2.png|thumb|left|Theo at home in Main Engineering.]]'''[[Force Of Nature (Columbia)| "Forces Of Nature"]]''': Theo was still coming terms with his recent assault and also dealing the sudden departure of his friend [[Tatash]] when Columbia was assigned to investigate the planet Hemix in the distant [[Skalur Expanse]] as part of Operation Knife Point. An island on the planet, previous reported as barren by the [[Romulan Republic]], had spontaneously developed a complex eco system. Theo was assigned to accompany new Intelligence Director [[Nugra|Captain Nugra]] and Security Chief [[Kelly, Tyler|Lieutenant Commander Tyler Kelly]] on an intelligence gathering away team to investigate reports that pirates were using the island as a base of operations. While en route to Hemix, he devised a method of using the main deflector to create modulating neutrino beam against Columbia's warp field which would dissipate any thorium particles (commonly found in the Skalur Expanse) before they reacted with the duranium in Columbia's hill. Seeking to confront his nervousness since his assault, he confided in Doctor MacLaren that he felt continually on edge and was easily surprised following the assault. He began the healing process when the Chief Medical Officer assured him that it was normal following a traumatic events. | [[File:TheoWhittaker2.png|thumb|left|Theo at home in Main Engineering.]]'''[[Force Of Nature (Columbia)| "Forces Of Nature"]]''': Theo was still coming terms with his recent assault and also dealing the sudden departure of his friend [[Tatash]] when Columbia was assigned to investigate the planet Hemix in the distant [[Skalur Expanse]] as part of Operation Knife Point. An island on the planet, previous reported as barren by the [[Romulan Republic]], had spontaneously developed a complex eco system. Theo was assigned to accompany new Intelligence Director [[Nugra|Captain Nugra]] and Security Chief [[Kelly, Tyler|Lieutenant Commander Tyler Kelly]] on an intelligence gathering away team to investigate reports that pirates were using the island as a base of operations. While en route to Hemix, he devised a method of using the main deflector to create modulating neutrino beam against Columbia's warp field which would dissipate any thorium particles (commonly found in the Skalur Expanse) before they reacted with the duranium in Columbia's hill. Seeking to confront his nervousness since his assault, he confided in Doctor MacLaren that he felt continually on edge and was easily surprised following the assault. He began the healing process when the Chief Medical Officer assured him that it was normal following a traumatic events. | ||