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When Tu'Peq went on vacation to the human colony on Varbatten III, he discovered his true calling. He realized that while there was a lot of good that he could do in the Institute on Alpha Centauri, he also knew that the discoveries that he made, ground-breaking as they may be, would have little impact on the common person. He decided then to enrole in Starfleet Academy so that he could put his knowledge of the Universe to the test, help people in need, and see, first-hand, the impact of his work. There were many equally capable individuals back on Alpha Centauri who could make equally ground-breaking discoveries themselves so, he felt, his decision was only logical. | When Tu'Peq went on vacation to the human colony on Varbatten III, he discovered his true calling. He realized that while there was a lot of good that he could do in the Institute on Alpha Centauri, he also knew that the discoveries that he made, ground-breaking as they may be, would have little impact on the common person. He decided then to enrole in Starfleet Academy so that he could put his knowledge of the Universe to the test, help people in need, and see, first-hand, the impact of his work. There were many equally capable individuals back on Alpha Centauri who could make equally ground-breaking discoveries themselves so, he felt, his decision was only logical. | ||
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In 2394, Tu'Peq received his commission at the rank of Ensign and assigned to the [[USS Blackwell]] in the [[Andaris Task Force]]. During his first mission, he received a blow to the head and started having visual hallucinations which manifested themselves as erroneous readings on his bridge console. He noticed also, during his brief delirium, that his emotional inhibitions had been lowered. He visited the doctor on his own ship, [[Amar Lux| Dr. Amar Lux]], for the head injury and, while he hadn't manifested any symptoms of a concussion, he wanted to get it checked anyway. The good Doctor didn't find anything wrong with him and the two went for dinner while on shore leave, developing a friendship; the first one that Tu'Peq ever had. <br> | |||
Shortly after, while still on shore leave, Tu'Peq's worry about his mental state had started to weigh on him and he knew that he needed the help of a professional. Losing control of one's emotions is one of the most embarrassing things for a Vulcan, so he didn't want to go to anyone on his own ship, even his friend Dr. Lux, he fortunately had the luxury of serving near another ship: the [[USS Atlantis]]. So he went to see the Atlantis's Chief Medical Officer, [[Isabel Pond| Dr. Isabel Pond]] and she was able to determine the cause of his problems. It turned out that he was suffering from a rare imbalance of neurological chemicals, analogous to diabetes of the brain. It was a very vulnerable moment for Tu'Peq and he was glad that Dr. Pond was there for him during that time. The condition from which Tu'Peq suffered had never before been discovered and so Pond left the honour of naming it to Tu'Peq. He chose the word '''Lorak'''; an archaic Vulcan word used by the first followers of Surak who found controlling their emotions. It was a portmanteau of the word Lo'Kar, meaning "longing for a state of being" and the name, Surak. | |||
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