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Merrick was born with a brilliant, observant and inquisitive mind, one that seemed almost designed to absorb, examine and disseminate information. For Merrick nothing is as important as intellect and it is the aspect that he focuses on the most. He sees himself as a scientific investigator, but instead of examining blood, tissue and fingerprints in the effort to capture criminals, he examines technology, life signs, energy signatures, even people in an attempt to understand his environment or solve problems. While he has taken a double major in Science and Engineering, and even on Vulcan his courses tended to cover both sides, he sees himself as a scientist, testing hypothesis and pushing the boundaries. He is sharp, inquisitive and seems to have an almost instinctive ability to come to accurate conclusions on limited or desperate data, a skill that was honed by Vulcan training.

Merrick stayed on Vulcan, enjoying the classes and even immersing himself in a culture that seemed to fit his own temperament so well. For him it was not the mysticism that he enjoyed but the Vulcan’s desire to set aside emotion in the pursuit of logic and their focus on intellect. For Merrick he was like a kid in a candy shop, focusing on varied things like Chemistry, Astrophysics, ExoBiology, Xenology, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering, Logic & Advanced Problem solving, and even the Vulcan meditation techniques that helped focus his mind and attempt to learn to use his Telepathy. While he excelled in a scholastic way, his telepathy was lagging far behind.

At 22 the Rodulan government contacted him asking him to do as his parents had done, help them track down Basotile artifacts, a request that Merrick agreed to  primarily out of duty to his parents and home world. Like his parents Merrick had spent years off world and he seemed to be a good candidate for such a job. So for the next 4 years he was a student part of the time and a Basotile collector the rest. However Merrick lacked his parent’s social skills and most importantly interest and so by 26 he left that and found a new love: The Borg.

It was not the Borg per se, but he was fascinated by their ability to merge biology and technology seamlessly on the macro and microscopic levels. And so finally after years of being a career student was focused.

At 26 his course load shifted: to AI, Exobiology, Engineering, Nanotechnology, biotechnology, Programming and anything else that lent itself to his new desire.

By 32, when he finished his training at the academy Skarok approached Merrick and encouraged him to continue his education and broaden his horizons and he joined Starfleet under Skarok’s sponsorship.

Double Major: Science & Engineering Graduating Starfleet at 38.

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Merrick spent 16 years on Vulcan, attending the academy in one fashion or another. Even when contacted by the Rodulan government to assist in recovering Basotile artifacts, this was still only part time, his focus on learning and personal education. Starfleet has only added to that as he has taken a double major in science and engineering.  

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