Fatherhood had always been something that Data had looked forward to, on both a personal level and as a means of propagating the work of his own father. He wanted to create artificial life that was kinder, gentler, more understanding of humanity than what he'd seen of many of his own kind. Yet he'd left it to his human spouse to finalize the programming of his android offspring; to decide on his morality and skills.

( All of which, outside of a generally invasive and system compatible nature, had to be taught... )

Character: Data
Fandom: Star Trek: TNG / Blake's 7
Words: 1,964
Notes: AU based off RP