"Is it over?"
Cleaned up she's beautiful. It's amazing how something so small can have so much meaning. She's flesh and blood, I'm photons and forcefields, and yet I'm her godfather.
I wouldn't be surprised if years from now we appeared in books that were all about "The first...." I can see it now. The first person/hologram godfather pairing is Voyager's EMH Mark I to Miral Paris...." Something along those lines. I'm not sure how they'll phrase that sentence. Mine is a little shaky, but the meaning is there.
It's a big step for me and all holograms, it really is. B'Elanna Torres considered me person enough to be the godfather of her child, and Tom Paris found me person enough to agree. Imagine!
I feel a small tug at my heart (as metaphoric as it is) and smile broadly. This little baby is my goddaughter. Every labeling of person and/or hologram is thrown out the window as I *really* realize this. The fact that I'd be the one caring for her should something happen to her parents is mind blowing. It doesn't matter now what she is and what I am. What matters is who she is and who I am.
And she's my *goddaughter*, and I her *godfather*.
"Welcome to the world, Miral."
Cleaned up she's beautiful. It's amazing how something so small can have so much meaning. She's flesh and blood, I'm photons and forcefields, and yet I'm her godfather.
I wouldn't be surprised if years from now we appeared in books that were all about "The first...." I can see it now. The first person/hologram godfather pairing is Voyager's EMH Mark I to Miral Paris...." Something along those lines. I'm not sure how they'll phrase that sentence. Mine is a little shaky, but the meaning is there.
It's a big step for me and all holograms, it really is. B'Elanna Torres considered me person enough to be the godfather of her child, and Tom Paris found me person enough to agree. Imagine!
I feel a small tug at my heart (as metaphoric as it is) and smile broadly. This little baby is my goddaughter. Every labeling of person and/or hologram is thrown out the window as I *really* realize this. The fact that I'd be the one caring for her should something happen to her parents is mind blowing. It doesn't matter now what she is and what I am. What matters is who she is and who I am.
And she's my *goddaughter*, and I her *godfather*.
"Welcome to the world, Miral."
