Over time, you realize the value of certain soft skills.
We knew all along that Doug was special
with his inimitable ability to speak to anybody
but we didn’t connect to how valuable it was
to speak to like, everything.
When we figured out he could program anything
or talk to any species of animal or plant or alien
let alone all the peoples of Earth
Doug’s stock rose around here considerably,
let me tell you.

Everybody wanted to hang with the boy
– and I mean everybody.
This turned out to be better than telepathy
as he could communicate over a wider swath
of the universe.
It was incredible.
Doug became the backbone of outreach.
The backbone of, essentially everything.

I wish I could explain how important Doug is.
Luckily, Doug can.