"He is not an android like me, Avon..." Data said gently, recognizing trepidation in his voice. "He has been made to appreciate humans very much. He will come to recognize other ships as siblings, merely because that is how his quantum interface functions."

He looked over his shoulder to where Roj was quickly looking through stores of information. He was eager, and they would give him the resources he needed. He had high hopes for this one. And while stricken with the boy's appearance, Avon seemed ready to accept that it was his son.

"You might have to explain to him some intricacies. Thought it seems true you would do better at indicating the virtues of a mechanical existance while I cited reasons humans are to be an integral part of his functions."

"Why do humans use vernacular that utilizes words in contradictory ways? This seems to be a trend over many centuries..." Roj said idly. He'd been listening. He just, at the moment, didn't know what to think of those differences or that he should emotionally attach himself to the two men speaking behind him.