[image: two line drawings of geordi la forge and data from star trek: the next generation. they are sitting on geordi’s bed, geordi in pjs. data puts the visor on and asks “Does it suit me?”. Geordi replies “Well, babe, it SOUNDS great”]
[image description: two drawings from star trek: the next generation. in the first Data is holding a toddler sized Lal saying, “Look, I made a baby!”. In the second, Geordi stands in a mock offended posed, exclaiming, “Data!? Without me?” end id]
In my head I’m always like “!!!! Daforge and Garashir double date !!!!!” But then I really think about it and it would just be Julian and Data talking on and on about everything under the sun and then Geordi sweating nervously, desperately trying to stay in tune with their conversation as Garak does that “I’m trying to creep you out” smile at him the whole time
I can also see it the other way around. Julian and Geordi talk nerdy the entire time while Garak tries, and fails, to creep out Data who insists on trying to run his “small talk subroutine.”
data is way too open and unguileless with garak. garak starts getting very، very, uncomfortable
After hours of innuendo and blatant hint dropping, things finally come to a head. Data: “How are you finding the fashion industry aboard DS9 in comparison to back on Cardassia Prime?” Garak: “I’VE KILLED PEOPLE, YOU KNOW.” The entire restaurant: “…” Garak: “…” Data: “I am very sorry to hear that… . Would you say that catering to a Bajoran clientele is vastly different than catering to a Cardassian one?”
“Data… If you ever go back to the way you were, you might not be able to forgive yourself for what you’re about to do.”
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