TW death, but hundreds of years prior The android walked with a slow, steady, yet melancholy stride, and as she looked around the multifaith temple she noticed how diverse it was, how accepting it was to all faiths - even with the temple being empty as of now, except for her. Conveniently, she came in when no one was there, but that also meant she was alone. Aside from her father, Copia had no one else that felt this strong of an attachment to her namesake.
Copia found a bench to sit down by, one where she could sit comfortably, and pulled out her book. 'The Simple Act of Being Kind' by Father Imperatour, aka Papa Emeritus IV.... aka the same person who gave her her namesake as formerly Cardinal Copia on Earth. Reading some of the pages, Copia immersed herself in what the former Cardinal was saying, how he wanted people to treat others with kindness and respect, and to set aside any differences they had. He wanted people to focus on the one common goal everyone had, to live life the best they could - and that also meant that people should be nice to themselves as well. A bit of wisdom that surely stuck with Copia.
And yet, as she was reading these pages... Copia's eyes started to water. Her mind realized the fact that... Papa IV was long dead by now. Hundreds of years had passed, sure. But that didn't mean he was still gone now. Copia didn't really have any living version of Papa IV to look up to now. The wisdom Papa IV had written was supposed to be carried out by his followers, of course, as other religious deities... But the fact of him not being here... Having previously met Papa IV in the holodeck wasn't the same as real life. Papa IV was long dead... And Copia could do nothing about it. Her eyes now let out a stream of tears as she clutched the book to her chest, weeping onto the floor below her. Shallow inhales accompanied them, and Copia's body hunched over as she sobbed... "I wish you were still here..."
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