[Star Trek: The Next Generation] a cat is a poem (Data gen)

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Title: a cat is a poem
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Length: 115 words
Prompt: comment_fic: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Data + Spot, playtime
Pairing: Data gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: Cats require play as well, and this Data provides, with the careful precision that characterizes each of his movements.

Data is well-read on the subject of pet parenting -- he's read all of the books, of course. Spot has the right food at the right time, an appropriate place to eliminate, and a soft bed.

Cats require play as well, and this Data provides, with the careful precision that characterizes each of his movements.

The cat likes it, bouncing and twitching and flying after the string or the ball, and Data watches, wishing he could enjoy something as much as the simple creature does, but they are very different beings, after all.

He is pretty sure that his career should be more satisfying than a toy mouse, and one day he'll know for sure.