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==Starfleet Career==
==Starfleet Career==
He eventually became interested in exploration – and to him, Starfleet became a logical career path to apply his lifetime of studies in a practical environment.   
Solak eventually became interested in exploration – and to him, Starfleet became a logical career path to apply his lifetime of studies in a practical environment.   


Prior to his assignment to the Veritas, Solak was assigned to the [[USS Solaris]].
Prior to his assignment to the Veritas, Solak was assigned to the [[USS Solaris]].
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Solak has traditionally been socially awkward since joining sTarfleet, as he has lacked the ability to observe and imitate cultural norms.
Solak has traditionally been socially awkward since joining sTarfleet, as he has lacked the ability to observe and imitate cultural norms.


Even by Vulcan standards, Solak can be considered too “icy” by his colleagues – especially in stressful situations.
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. 




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* Solak is fascinated by metaphors, particularly human metaphors
* Solak is fascinated by metaphors, particularly human metaphors
* He has been known to study the behaviour of other people, both as a scientific pursuit and to learn how to better integrate with Starfleet crews
* He has been known to study the behaviour of other people, both as a scientific pursuit and to learn how to better integrate with Starfleet crews
* Keeps a meticulous "TODO" list on his PADD
* Keeps a meticulous "TODO" list on his PADD - mostly filled with metaphors quoted by others, to research