Title: Function of an Android (Double Drabble)
Rating: T
Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Author's note: For JB, upon request. This takes place during the episode "Conundrum."
"So," Geordi started awkwardly, "you're an android who can make a mean mixed drink. I wonder whether you can also cook."
Data eyed the visored human coolly, noting his rapid respiration and visibly pulsing carotid artery. He surmised that the human was nervous.
"I have no intent to harm you," he offered, "if that is your fear."
Geordi swallowed harshly. "I, uh, didn't think you would," he answered, though his visible discomfort did not subside.
For some reason, Data strongly desired to ease this human's agitated state. "If I may," he suggested, "please sit down. I do not believe food is the remedy you seek."
The human obeyed, and the android immediately began massaging his muscles.
Half an hour later, Geordi lay blissfully prone upon the couch. "It appears," he observed, "that you are very talented indeed. I wonder what else you can do."
Data raised an eyebrow. "It seems that I am particularly skilled at pleasuring humans. Perhaps that is my main function."
Geordi laughed. "Somehow, I don't think so. But right now, I don't care. Let's do some more."
Data agreed, and returned to his previous ministrations. "I am somehow glad," he admitted, "that I am 'fully functional.'"