



Well, you may not trust me, but you do need me. You’re not prepared for what awaits you.
Imagine Data just casually going for a stroll on the hull of the Enterprise, no spacesuit, just magnetic boots to keep him from floating away. He wanders past Ten Forward and knocks on the window and waves at everyone. There’s a new ensign on the ship who has never met him and she sees this and SCREAMS BLOODY MURDER.
whoops my hand slipped
Guinan: [Data]’s proved his value to you.
Picard: In ways I cannot begin to calculate.Star Trek: The Next Generation, 2x09, “The Measure of a Man”