[ Some part of him misses a few things about it now, and he certainly wouldn't say he hates it like he would have when he was younger.
He gives her a glance, then lets out a small breath. She's shared a bit about herself, putting her own career at risk in a way, so it seems only fair to be a little open himself. ]
The time traveling incident that created my timeline happened on the day I was born. Actually, I was born because of it— kind of. The ship my parents were in was attacked, my mother fled on a medical shuttle and went into premature labor due to the attack. My father died on that ship, sacrificing himself so the crew would have time to escape.
It made my childhood... complicated, [ He chuckles humorlessly. ] To say the least. She eventually got married again, but she never really got over the loss of my father, and she basically buried herself in work to cope. [ Or to forget. ] I wouldn't go so far as saying she was negligent, far from it, but she wasn't very present in my life. I grew up angry at everything. Got into trouble at every opportunity just as a way to lash out. I felt trapped there, I knew I didn't want to be there but it's like I never really thought there was anywhere for me to go where I'd find some form of happiness or peace.
And let me tell you, I really hated Starfleet, I felt like they took from me the opportunity for a normal life. You know, when I first joined, it was more out of spite than anything. I was dared to finish the Academy as quickly as my father had. He'd done it in four years. [ He shoots her a smile. ] The man who dared me was Christopher Pike. and I finished it in three.
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[ Some part of him misses a few things about it now, and he certainly wouldn't say he hates it like he would have when he was younger.
He gives her a glance, then lets out a small breath. She's shared a bit about herself, putting her own career at risk in a way, so it seems only fair to be a little open himself. ]
The time traveling incident that created my timeline happened on the day I was born. Actually, I was born because of it— kind of. The ship my parents were in was attacked, my mother fled on a medical shuttle and went into premature labor due to the attack. My father died on that ship, sacrificing himself so the crew would have time to escape.
It made my childhood... complicated, [ He chuckles humorlessly. ] To say the least. She eventually got married again, but she never really got over the loss of my father, and she basically buried herself in work to cope. [ Or to forget. ] I wouldn't go so far as saying she was negligent, far from it, but she wasn't very present in my life. I grew up angry at everything. Got into trouble at every opportunity just as a way to lash out. I felt trapped there, I knew I didn't want to be there but it's like I never really thought there was anywhere for me to go where I'd find some form of happiness or peace.
And let me tell you, I really hated Starfleet, I felt like they took from me the opportunity for a normal life. You know, when I first joined, it was more out of spite than anything. I was dared to finish the Academy as quickly as my father had. He'd done it in four years. [ He shoots her a smile. ] The man who dared me was Christopher Pike. and I finished it in three.