Philippa Harlowe

> *"Bravery counts for everything."*
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## P. Harlowe

### Hobbies

Cooking, reading, crafts, watching TV, watching movies, antiques, gardening, painting, picnics, nature walks, knitting, crocheting, sculpture, baking, collecting knickknacks

**Philippa Harlowe** is a secondary protagonist in *Titan's Run*. She is an agricultural scientist, environmental scientist, and expert in herbal medicine. She lost her son, Abraham, on Earth. Once she receives closure on the mission, she becomes something of a mother to the baby.

## Biography

Philippa was born in Kuruman, South Africa, to Frank and Julianna Harlowe, a middle class couple who owned a private residence off-the-grid. They lived loosely in the Quaker tradition. Her British roots through her mother call Yorkshire home; her father's ancestors were Finnish who have a slight tendency toward developing arthritis.

### Childhood

She often jokes about having been a right ugly child. Her first and favorite memories are of bedtime stories with her father.

In a sudden turn of events, her mother died in an automobile accident. At the funeral, she met many people who claimed that Julianna changed their lives.

### Adolescence

Frank and Philippa move to Upington, where Frank opens a restaurant.

### Adulthood

Philippa studies biology, intending to become a botanist. At an internship, she realizes her scope has widened to include exo-botany.

She settles down with a man, and they quickly have a son, Abraham.

During Philippa's pregnancy with Abraham, Frank gifts her Julianna's pregnancy journal. She decides to write one of her own. She imagines she will give it to her child one day.

Abraham is the perfect son. He and Philippa share an incredible bond that doesn't dissipate with time. She watches him succeed and surpass expectations throughout his primary and secondary school years. He attends a top university. He gets the internship. He earns honors and awards everywhere he goes. Philippa couldn't be prouder of her son.

She readily admits that she loves her son more than her husband. He is truly what kept their love for each other going: they made a perfect human together, whom they both intended to love, and they'd do it together.

Since she lost her parent so suddenly, she always prioritized preparing her son for the world and for the time when he would lose his parents. Philippa readily took this duty upon her, and she made sure her husband agreed with this philosophy.

As she ages, Philippa needs reading glasses. There is an arthritis scare. She is years into tenure at a prolific university that has offered her innumerable scientific opportunities. She considers retiring while she's ahead, reading travel magazines before bed. Her husband figured it out and is looking into cruises. She certainly feels like she's on the downside of life.

However, Abraham dies suddenly in a freak accident. Woefully ill-prepared for this kind of loss, Philippa retreats from the world. Her marriage suffers. Within the year, they divorce.

> *It felt like a message from something. I had expounded so much time and effort into making sure he was prepared for the loss of us, that I had no way myself of handling the loss of him. As if it had never crossed my mind that he could go first - that children never die.*
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Philippa habitually replays what went wrong in her head. She thinks endlessly about all the ways she could have prevented the tragedy from happening; as a result, she almost always feels at personal blame. She dwells on her negative emotions, thus she has a tendency toward depression. It is difficult for her to relate to others' pain if she is also grieving; the pain she feels will end up taking precedent. She is also very private with her grief. It takes longer to make progress in therapy as she dislikes being pressured to talk about how she's feeling if she isn't ready.

Per the suggestion of her therapist, Philippa takes a sabbatical. She journals quite a lot; she keeps this journal with her pregnancy journals, as three volumes: *Before Me*, *Before You*, and *After You*. As the pain softens, she begins to focus on her career once more. She goes on some dates. She is on a search for what else there is to live for.

She finds that in an interstellar career as an exo-botanist.

## *Titan's Run*

### *Beyonders*

To the Ecliptus gala, Philippa wears a sleeveless, backless, blue-gray, tulle gown. She makes a speech alongside Nehanda.

### *Angry Orbit*

Philippa watches old tapes of Frank or Abraham.

## Character

### Appearance

She has a scar that runs above her left ear, starting at her temple.

### Personality

Philippa is an ISFJ, also known as the Defender.

She loves plants. The things she misses the most from Earth is the amount of greenery. Her favorite color is green.

Philippa has a tendency to jump to conclusions. Oftentimes, she becomes so focused on an objective that she will sacrifice her own health for its completion. An optimist - supportive of others' passions and hobbies, believing she ought to help people move on from their sufferings and instill confidence in them.

She considers herself an activist. She loves vanilla ice cream and beans on toast. Enjoys classic literature. Loves being tipsy, hates being drunk - is a lightweight.

### Relationships

#### The Captain

She, Philippa, and Wei saved someone's life together.

#### Samira Frazier

The first time they met, Philippa believed that Samira was too young to be doing this job. She has since changed her mind.

Sam once put herself in harm's way for Philippa's own well-being. Philippa never forgets this and will return the favor one day. They lead a rebellion side-by-side.

Later, Sam swears she could feel that Philippa was going to die. She felt it in her bones. She prepares accordingly.

Previously, Samira admitted to Philippa that she once stole items from a drug store and was caught.

#### John Bismarck

Philippa admires his confidence. Other times, she thinks he's stupid for it.

Once, she used herbs to help heal a nasty gash on his leg.

#### Wei Verbeck

They worked together prior to all this.

He, Philippa, and the Captain saved someone's life together.

#### Elizabeth Hayward

Philippa sought out the help of an Oracle with Eliza. They lead a rebellion side-by-side.

## Themes

### Julianna Harlowe

She stems from Juliana, the mother of Abbott Harlowe, who has returned solely to avenge him.

### Motherhood

Philippa's theme is *motherhood* and its meaning.

### Demeter

Philippa carries within her the spirit of the *land's mother*. Not only is she a mother dedicated to granting peace to her child, but she is also a woman who loves and tends to the land around her.