694
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Career
== Career ==
Surprising everyone, the aimless and idle Rikk made good on his word. He committed himself to learning as much about medicine as he could - apprenticing with the local healer and pouring through books as quickly as he could find them. When he was old enough, he applied to Starfleet Academy, and scraped by to get passage to Earth. He found Earth to be as enticing as it was overwhelming, but he soon adapted to his life there. He excelled in his studies, and graduated with honors.
His service in Starfleet began with an internship aboard the USS da Vinci, patrolling the Neutral Zone with the Romulans. On his first away mission, he accompanied a team exploring the ancient ruins of a forgotten civilization. While assisting a teammate with a minor sprain, he noticed something in the jungle nearby. Investigating, he found some sort of ancient helmet. He foolishly picked up the object, which suddenly came to life and crawled up his arm, attaching itself to his skull. And so his first away mission nearly got him killed, as he was possessed by an alien soldier. Something about Rikk did not appeal to the ancient technology, however. Whether it was his caustic biochemistry, or his alien brain, or maybe simply his absolute unwillingness to be anything remotely resembling a soldier, the helmet was unable to fully bond with him. As a result, Rikk kept his head enough that he was able to use his knowledge of brain surgery to help an engineer perform a complicated emergency procedure to separate him from the helmet. It was his first taste of action, and he mostly hated it. He still couldn't keep himself being drawn deeper into the world of combat medicine, however.
Rikk's Bolian nature has been called on to assist his crewmates over the years, as well. His upbringing gave him some degree of skill in the art of negotiation and haggling, which allowed him to assist in treaty negotiations with the Oqrel while he was serving aboard the USS Medicine Crow. Rikk was able to use his understanding of galactic politics, and his social skills, to assist in finding common ground in the border dispute and avoided an embarrassing incident for the Federation.
== Character Sheet ==
