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*''' Friendships before the academy:''' | *''' Friendships before the academy:''' | ||
Charlena doesn't have | Charlena doesn't have many friends from home. After the birth of her brother she lost touch with most friends due to her more important family focus and as a result did not form friendships later in her life. | ||
Charlena's one friend from home is George, whilst others around them thought the relationship would turn romantic both George and Charlena knew it wouldn't. George didn't let Charlena push him away when she needed a friend realising her absence actually being a cry for help as she tried to come ti terms with what was happening to her brother. The friendship was string and enabled Charlena to apply to the Academy as she knew her brother was going to be looked after by someone she trusted completely. | |||
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As time went on, and she helped around the hotel her father ran more, she became more intrigued by the technology that existed on other planets due to what she saw of the tourists. She spent hours of her time reading and tinkering with objects to create something new. | As time went on, and she helped around the hotel her father ran more, she became more intrigued by the technology that existed on other planets due to what she saw of the tourists. She spent hours of her time reading and tinkering with objects to create something new. | ||
At the age of | At the age of 12 she was so heavily invested in technology she started to read into technology-driven species such as the Borg and especially found interest in understanding the system that allowed her to live on Risa with its complex weather modification. She felt disgusted by some of the things the Borg did and what they seemed proud of. After reading about this Charlena wasn't sure that she wanted to work in a field so open to abuse and misuse no matter how interesting she found it. She kept working on her singing and painting finding joy in the creations of music and the thought processes it created instead of being stuck in the negatives that can come from engineering. | ||
At the age of | At the age of 13 however, this all changed. Due to severe complications her younger brother was born without the ability to move or use his arms or legs. Seeing her mother motionless in hospital and, the realisation of the basic abilities her brother lacked, her drive for engineering returned. She was driven to create for her brother as normal a life as possible. A life where she was able to be there for him as much as possible. She wanted to engineer for the greater good and that was something she could no see as possible. Her first creation and as a result her favourite was a self-rattling rattle so he would stop crying as he was unable to grip and shake one for himself. | ||
Whilst she had never massively excelled at school she knew she wanted to be a part of Starfleet once she had fallen in love with technology and managed to get into the academy where she hoped to develop her engineering into more than just tinkering with objects. | Whilst she had never massively excelled at school she knew she wanted to be a part of Starfleet once she had fallen in love with technology and managed to get into the academy where she hoped to develop her engineering into more than just tinkering with objects. | ||
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Charlena has always had a difficult relationship with her parents. They have always pushed her into being the best and as someone who never really was the top in anything she found this incredibly difficult to cope with. | Charlena has always had a difficult relationship with her parents. They have always pushed her into being the best and as someone who never really was the top in anything she found this incredibly difficult to cope with. | ||
After the complications at the birth of her brother her mother slipped into a coma and when she woke 4 months later she couldn't remember her daughter at all. This caused huge issues for Charlena as the already difficult relationship started again from scratch. | After the complications at the birth of her brother her mother slipped into a coma and when she woke 4 months later she couldn't remember her daughter at all. This caused huge issues for Charlena as the already difficult relationship started again from scratch. Charlena worked hard to build her relationship with her mother but she found it difficult as they all struggled to come to terms with the events surrounding her brothers birth. | ||
Her | Her father hasn't changed his attitude towards her however, When at the age of 17 Charlena started to think about joining the Academy, much to her brothers enthusiasm, she was met with opposition from her father. Charlena's father wanted her to continue in hospitality and be able to take the hotel on from him when he could no longer run it. Starfleet was no in his plans for her and since the business had been in the family for many generations he gave her the choice of the Academy or the family. Charlena with her brothers support decided that the Academy was the best way froward for her. Her parents were quick to cut her out after that decision, and discovering her brother had fuelled her ideas and convinced her to apply they didn't hesitate to do the same to him. Thankfully Charlena's friend George was there for them when that happened. | ||
Charlena and her brother are so close that it made Charlena question joining the academy as she didn't want to leave him when she was the one who maintained the gadgets she had made for him. She also didn't want to leave him as she was not ready for the separation from him when he was the only completely steady family she had. She had become his career once her parents had disowned them both and only felt comfortable to leave him once he had established a strong bond with a friend that allowed her to know he'd be cared for. | Charlena and her brother are so close that it made Charlena question joining the academy as she didn't want to leave him when she was the one who maintained the gadgets she had made for him. She also didn't want to leave him as she was not ready for the separation from him when he was the only completely steady family she had. She had become his career once her parents had disowned them both and only felt comfortable to leave him once he had established a strong bond with a friend that allowed her to know he'd be cared for both by someone senior in George but also in friendship with people his own age. . | ||
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