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You Can't Fight a Tidal Wave	By : madradena Category: Star Trek > The Next Generation Views: 1693 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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The rest of the rehearsal went on in relative peace. When it was over, Beverly asked Emma for some talk, and Data left the holodeck alone. He was not able to crawl out from under the effect of his powerful flashback throughout the rehearsal. Though he made certain that nobody noticed his utter distress. He managed to isolate his ability to act from the processes the emotion-chip was using much the same way he was taking up Bridge duty for the last two months.
His legs brought him to Counsellor Troi's office, but he just couldn't make himself press the door chime. Deanna found him outside in the corridor after hours and brought him inside. After sitting on the couch for a few minutes in silence, he somehow managed to start to talk. With every sentence he uttered, she listened with growing shock and dread.
The next thing Data became aware of was Deanna holding his hand sitting next to him on her couch. Reciting the whole story again with every detail, sent his mind into several flashbacks, and finally, she ended up next to him and comforted him gently.
Before long however, they were sitting together on another couch. This time, it was in the Captain's ready room, and Deanna did as the regulations dictated: she asked Picard to relieve Data of duty. With flashbacks of this magnitude and even hallucinations, he couldn't be trusted with commanding a ship with a thousand on board.
"I'm sorry, Data." the Captain told him on a low voice "I have no other choice." he never thought that this whole would turn out like this.
Data gazed up at him with his usual unreadable expression, but the Captain saw something in his eyes that made him feel horribly guilty. Ever since he and Beverly talked about Data's issues, he always thought about talking to his android friend, but ...he could never make himself to actually do it. Experiences with the Borg was not a topic he was ready to face himself.
"It is alright, Captain." Data said on such a low voice, the last word almost died on his lips "I am sorry. I abused your trust. I should have told you about the things I experience earlier."
"No, Data." Deanna told him and took his hand firmly in hers "We should have paid a lot more attention to you."
He turned his head slowly to her and gazed into her eyes "Thank you, Counsellor." his voice was so colorless that Deanna was certain that he had switched off his emotion-chip. He turned his gaze back to Picard "May I go now, Captain?"
"Yes, Data." the Captain nodded.
Data stood and Deanna stood with him "Data, what if we went back to my office and talked some more--"
"Thank you, Counsellor." he cut in on a silent voice "But I would rather keep to the schedule that you prescribed. I will see you tomorrow." he nodded to them and left.
Deanna and the Captain just looked after him bowing their heads feeling shaken.
"Ah, Deanna. I have never been more worried about him. Ever." the Captain hang his head.
Deanna stepped to him and put a hand on his arm out of comfort "He'll be alright. What he goes through now is a very well-known and well-researched mental condition, Captain. Therapy helps in all cases, and we both know Data. He won't miss an occasion and will do everything I suggest to him exemplary."
Picard nodded wincing "Well-researched, yes. In case of humans. But he's an android. No one has ever researched that I suppose."
"Believe me, Captain. His psyche is similar to our own. Moreover, we may even find that he exceeds human capacity in that regard as well." she tried to smile, but the Captain's face remained grim.
"I admire your optimism, Counsellor. I wish I could share it." he breathed then locked his gaze on hers "Please, do all that you can for him."
Deanna smiled and nodded.
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