Riker was trying to figure out what to do with his evening when the door to his quarters buzzed. "Come in," he said.
"Hello," Data said politely.
The first officer smiled. "What brings you by, Data?"
"I was on my way to Geordi's quarters when I realized that yours were on the way to his," he said. "The captain said you were interested in starship history and I found information that may be of interest to you."
"You've piqued my interest."
"The lifeforms on Velara III were actually not the first silicon-based lifeforms discovered by the Federation. In 2267, a silicon-based sentient species called the Horta were saved from being destroyed by a mining operation on Janus VI. The curious thing is, the ship that undertook the mission was also the Enterprise."
"2267... that would have been under Kirk's command, right?"
"That is correct."
Riker looked thoughtful. "Computer," he said, "compile and download all information related to the Horta and Janus VI to my personal access computer."
"Downloading..." the computer said.
"Thank you," Riker said. "That was very thoughtful of you."
"Happy to help."
Riker sat down at his desk, looking at the files that the computer saved for him. He had decided what he would be doing for the night, after all.