"You will find that the limits of what I consider acceptable to ask are extensive." He quickly glances down to where her hand rests on the holorecorder, then back up to meet her eyes. And it's there for a moment when her admission reaches 'as a friend': the crooked upward tug of his mouth, as expressive a smile as Data's ever managed on a typical day. As much of a reciprocation as he's ever managed, too.
"As your colleague and your friend, I will respect your request that this discussion not be shared with others. Keeping confidence is often considered one's duty within those relationships, is it not? And I am--" What would be the most accurate way to put it? "- familiar with a determination to keep certain facts from becoming common knowledge."
It contrasts his approach to the vast majority of any facts he's intrigued with, but for some things, exceptions must be made. Otherwise his Academy classmates probably would have shut him off to pose him next to a statue once or twice.
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Date: 2015-05-26 04:21 am (UTC)"As your colleague and your friend, I will respect your request that this discussion not be shared with others. Keeping confidence is often considered one's duty within those relationships, is it not? And I am--" What would be the most accurate way to put it? "- familiar with a determination to keep certain facts from becoming common knowledge."
It contrasts his approach to the vast majority of any facts he's intrigued with, but for some things, exceptions must be made. Otherwise his Academy classmates probably would have shut him off to pose him next to a statue once or twice.
"I will help in whatever capacity I am able."