[image id: several drawings of Data from Star Trek TNG.
top left panel: Lore hands Data a gift and says, "happy *birthday*, I guess." Data replies, "thank you, broth-" Lore interrupts him: "just take it."
top right panel 1: a front view of a yellow book. Data is holding it in his hands. the text on the cover reads, in all caps, "meow: the book is for your cat only. written in own language."
top right panel 2: Data has now opened the book. the text reads the word "meow" over and over.
bottom right panel: Data from the chest up, reading the book. he says, "quite humorous indeed."
bottom left: Data lying on his side, holding the open book in front of Spot, who is sitting next to him. there are three question marks above her head. Data says, "look Spot. it is written in your language."
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happy very late birthday, Data!! your drawing killed me!!
Ghost is a confident man but I wonder how long it took for him to get there. How hard he had to fight inside his mind before he realized it? How much of his own blood he had to spill to understand he was worth something, that it’s the right decision he’s alive.