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Appearances Matter by ColbyJackCheeseCat
Fandoms: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek
11 May 2025
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Data overhears something in Ten Forward and thinks that maybe the thing holding him back from being more human is his appearance.
- At that moment a duo of engineering ensigns enter the bar, taking seats at the counter. One of them looks over his shoulder, making fleeting eye contact with Data. If Data is correct there was something other than a friendly glance in that look.
“God it's here again!” One of the ensigns whispers to his friend. If not for Data’s comparatively enhanced hearing he may not have picked up on it.
“It’s just so creepy, and I can’t believe that everyone expects me to treat it like it’s actually a person!”
Looking around, Data confirms that he is in fact the only non-human life form in Ten Forward besides Guinan. Were they talking about him? He believes that Deanna would call this “gossip.”
“Seriously, if it wants to be human so badly why doesn’t it try a little harder to look the part?” -