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The thing about Merlin is that he is strange. He just is. He grew up in unconventional circumstances. He didn't grow up knowing his life was abnormal. That others didn't do the things he did. No sailing the ocean. No being around an active volcano. No sleeping with lions. No living life like you were going to die.
The thing about Merlin’s parents is that they were just as strange as him. A writer and a photographer they were. Always looking for the next adventure high. They were ready to live, after just surviving in life. Lottery changes people.
With this living to the fullest thing, they were smart enough to invest their money. They were smart enough to set Merlin up with his own bank account. They were smart enough to buy a house and renovate it.
They just were not smart enough to know that when hiking steep cliffs it's best to head back in rain.