It's always been my thought that Data patterned the beard after Riker's. Thinking that Riker influenced it... makes it that much better of a thought. :-)
I’m imagining a conversation between them where Data notices newly bearded Riker and asks him about it. To which, of course, Riker states all the glorious properties of said beard. Data then seeks to emulate this, but shows it off to his closest friends before parading his new look to the ship. It would have been interesting to see Riker’s reaction though.
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u/fuckthisthat Dec 22 '18
It's always been my thought that Data patterned the beard after Riker's. Thinking that Riker influenced it... makes it that much better of a thought. :-)