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==Early Life== | ==Early Life and Academic Career== | ||
Solak was born and raised in ShirKahr on Vulcan. Even as a child, Solak was interested in the very essence of existence, so much so that he spent his youth at the Vulcan Science Academy, studying philosophy. His studies led him to becoming interested in the science of prediction, and soon after he discovered an interest in science in general. | Solak was born and raised in ShirKahr on Vulcan. Even as a child, Solak was interested in the very essence of existence, so much so that he spent his youth at the Vulcan Science Academy, studying philosophy. His studies led him to becoming interested in the science of prediction, and soon after he discovered an interest in science in general. | ||
Unlike other young Vulcan children, Solak did not experience much in the way of emotions. Acquaintances of Solak's family often mused that his personality was akin to achieving [[Kolinahr]] at birth. | Unlike other young Vulcan children, Solak did not experience much in the way of emotions. Acquaintances of Solak's family often mused that his personality was akin to achieving [[Kolinahr]] at birth. | ||
Vulcan [[IDIC]] philosophy, of which Solak was exposed to for the vast majority of his academic career, was on rare occasions no match for the Earth principal of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor Occam's razor]. | |||
Studying the philosophical principles of other cultures sometimes meant learning their language. As a result, Solak is fluent in [[Klingon]]. | |||
==Starfleet Career== | ==Starfleet Career== | ||
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He is not one to wait for orders when it is obvious what needs to be done. He likes to anticipate a what fellow officer's instructions would be, before they are mentioned. This had sometimes raised the ire of others. After joining Starfleet, he had discovered that the years he spent studying the science of prediction did nothing for attempting to predict the behaviour of other species, especially humans. | He is not one to wait for orders when it is obvious what needs to be done. He likes to anticipate a what fellow officer's instructions would be, before they are mentioned. This had sometimes raised the ire of others. After joining Starfleet, he had discovered that the years he spent studying the science of prediction did nothing for attempting to predict the behaviour of other species, especially humans. | ||
Even by Vulcan standards, Solak can be considered too “icy” by his colleagues – especially in stressful situations. He is also known to be blunt at times, without malice. However, this is not always understood, and he has been told several times that he lacks tact. | Like many Vulcans, Solak has a penchant for curiosity. He is particularly curious about different people's personalities, and how they behave in different circumstances. | ||
Even by Vulcan standards, Solak can be considered too “icy” by his colleagues – especially in stressful situations. He is also known to be blunt at times, without malice. However, this is not always understood, and he has been told several times that he lacks tact. Solak has also known to speak the bleeding obvious. Some of his former colleagues have secretly joked to each other that they looked forward to the day Solak became a captain - just so they could call him "Captain Obvious.: | |||