oh shit a great dynamic just occurred to me about why ocam/sam could be so compelling
ocam's a betazoid and used to being able to sense people's feelings. but sam's a sentient hologram, so i don't think he'd be able to do that with her! imagine having to understand someone's emotional state when you're used to just knowing it, and also they're not going to react in a way you might expect because they're only just getting used to living in the world!!!















