"Honestly, Bev, I don't know how to feel," Deanna said. She was having breakfast in Dr. Crusher's office shortly after the incident with the Bynars. "Will can do whatever he'd like; we're not together anymore. But I really do have to wonder how much personal gratification he thought he could get out of a hologram."
Word had spread quickly among the senior personnel of Riker's "special" hologram.
Beverly shrugged. "Well," the doctor said, "I can certainly see the appeal. Relationships with real people take work. Why bother putting in the effort when you can 'create' the perfect partner?"
Troi shook her head. This was certainly going to come up in her own therapy sessions later. "Will has never liked being held accountable to another partner," she said at last. "That's why Minuet was probably perfect for him."
"At least the hologram is gone now," Dr. Crusher said, trying to reassure her friend.
"Yes," Deanna said after another pause, trying not to think about what would have happened if the hologram had stayed. "At least it's gone."