#<- kinda of but also just. datakins

[torsamors]

“Does [the emotion chip] work?”

“No. I am pleased to say it was damaged when I was forced to fire on Lore.”

“Pleased? Data, you've wanted emotions all your life.”

“Yes. But emotions were responsible for what I did to you. I would never risk letting that happen again. My friendship with you is too important to me.”

[Image ID: 5 images with a quote from @archivistbot overlayed on each image. (1) two images, one of data and his father, with his father holding his face. The next is an image of Troi and Data. Troi is hugging Data from behind. The text reads ‘It’s fine if you don’t know why you’re here, but you will.’ (2) An image of Data and Geordi, from the Descent pt 2. Text: ‘Because love is not simply the absence of hate,’ (3) Two images, one of Data holding hands with Sarjenka as he says goodbye and Data holding hands with Lal. Text: ‘It’s a very’ (4) Two images, one of Data helping Geordi against orders and one of Geordi greeting Data at his ‘funeral’ after being saved. Text: ‘deliberate’ (5) Geordi stopping Data from destroying his emotion chip. Text: ‘act.’ :end ID]