A few days after the incident with Lore, Geordi and Data were in the forest program. Geordi was attempting to teach Data how to skip stones in a pond.
Data was unusually quiet, so Geordi asked, "Are you okay, Data? Are you thinking about your brother?"
"Yes, I am thinking about Lore," Data said, frowning at the open water. "Mostly, I am confused. I do not understand how our father could have made him so cruel. Or perhaps it was his own choice to be so deceptive." He looked back at Geordi. "I would have liked to ask him but he is gone now."
"Do you regret that he's gone?"
"No," Data said abruptly. "I do wish he had been different. When we found him, my expectations were to find someone who understood me in the way that only another android could."
"And instead, you found..." Geordi trailed off.
"Yes."
Geordi gave his friend a pat on the shoulder. "It's okay to be disappointed, Data. I only wish I could have been there to help you."
"I assure you, you do not."