Fictional Characters I'd Hang Out With

Data – As seen in the television SCI-FI series Star Trek the Next Generation

Data is an advanced-design sentient android prototype. It is programmed to learn and, by so, strives to become more human. It retains all information gathered through multiple sensory systems. It is void of emotions. It has neither fear nor inclination towards self-consciousness or embarrassment. However, being a learning computer, Data’s “personality” can tend to perceived as thoughtful or light-hearted; sometimes even spontaneous as it acts out in a way that it’s processing unit deems appropriate for the social situation at hand – though sometimes Data’s CPU may be wrong. Humans are fickle, y’see.

It would be fun to hang out with Data and distance ourselves from social situations where I would give the android an overview into why what everybody else is doing is, in fact, very, very wrong. I would then instruct him on how to be gracious, confident, perfect, and teach it by example. Afterwards, he would issue query commands and I would answer him graciously. We’d then discuss art, history, art history, music, art music history. Data would cite relevant objective information, but not his stupid opinion on stuff because he can’t; it is an android don’t forget… However, he would listen intently to my perfect opinion on matters such as old people, women drivers and music store employees. Then, when I would have enough discussion, Data won’t get all pissy when I tell him to shut his robot pie hole and abruptly turn and go do something else.

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