Despoina was a secretary for Ukko Jukes.[1] She was first introduced in Earth Awakens.
History
Early Life
Desponia was a daughter of the CEO of a big avionics company in San Diego. After college, her father contacted Ukko Jukes to try and find her a job. Desponia accepted the job, as the different VPs at Juke Limited were often looking for secretaries from his office, and she would be able to obtain a better job that way.[1]
Earth Awakens
One day during the First Formic War, Lem Jukes asked Despoina on a date. Despoina was originally surprised and thought he was asking her to schedule a dinner with his father, but she eventually agreed to go on a date. That night, they went to dinner and she revealed the Lem that the meeting with Ukko and the Americans was an attempt by the Americans to buy more ships for another fleet. Lem ended up sleeping with Despoina later that night.[1]
In the morning, Despoina woke up slightly after Lem and offered him some of her family's special hot chocolate, which Lem accepted. Despoina then asked if Lem could take off work to hang out with her more that day, but Lem declined as he had work to do. Lem and Despoina then had a tense conversation about names after she called Lem Mr. Jukes. After Despoina called them a couple, the conversation went cold for Lem, and he soon left as he needed to get to work. Despoina and Lem then left her apartment at different times in order to go to work.[1]
Over the following days, Despoina and Lem continued to date, and she became more comfortable around him and shared company gossip with him. One night, Despoina expected Lem to come over for lemon chicken and sent him a message asking what time he would come over.[1]