V’Ger scanned the deck of the Enterprise and noticed something anomalous. It circled Jaime with an energy beam and scanned her again.
YOU ARE NOT LIKE THE OTHER CARBON UNITS, it said.
But I am, she replied. I am like you and also not like you. I am of the Creator race but I am also created, like you
DOES NOT COMPUTE, V’Ger said.
I was changed by others of the Creator race to be stronger and parts of me are made of metal now, like you. But these are our parents, she said, indicating the Enterprise crew around her.