Data La Forge

[filmjunky-99]

'Captain, I now have the antimatter, and I am moving towards the opening at the end of the lab.' - data

'The next time distortion should occur within seconds.

Geordi, begin countdown on my mark.' - data

'Now.' - data

'Captain, there appear to be three of us.' - data 3

'Should I drop the antimatter or wait for one of you?' - data 1

'Only one of us is at the correct time continuum.' - data 3

'Which one?' - data 1

'Me. It's me.' - data 2

s t a r t r e k t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n created by gene roddenberry [we'll always have paris, s1ep24]

[livelonganddata]

the best part

[lamemummy59]

I like them a lot okay

[livelonganddata]

I got so upset thinking about the Picard series i just stayed up reading data fanfics while listening to angry Taylor swift songs

[salientseraph]

first episode of picard: oh yeah okay data has a daughter sure second episode of picard: *proceeds to show exactly what WASN'T supposed to happen because of Data's trial in Measure of a Man*

[salientseraph]

oh my god and dont even get me started on them having datas eye and skin color. this is like new levels of fucked up i didn't even know existed. i am dying.

[livelonganddata]

Literally just makes this series non canon because how do they fuck up so hard with that? The federation would NEVER do that after measure of a man and Picard would’ve NEVER allowed it to happen.

I absolutely abhor this concept of a series and I’ll never understand the praise for it. Ever

[livelonganddata]

Ask yourselves this:

If a bad movie bombed in the box office, did it really happen?

[soongtypevampire]

I’m actually gonna frow up

[livelonganddata]

If hating Bruce Maddox was an Olympic sport i would be a gold medalist

[posikk]

DATA’S A ROBOT? I THOUGHT HE JUST HAD JAUNDICE

[livelonganddata]

This snapped me out of a bad depression slump. Thank you

[nothingbeforenothingagain]

I think a lot about how the Federation imposed a synth ban after Data had served them for 30+ years.

What would they have done to him if he'd still been alive?

I don't think it would have gone well for him tbh

[yellowcakeuf6]

I have thought about the same thing. B-4 was dismantled as part of the ban, no matter what Jurati says about him being low functioning and deactivated because he couldn't learn. That was just an excuse.

Would the same have happened to Data? It's hard to say but as the order was to deactivate ALL synths I can't see how he would avoid it

[livelonganddata]

Am I the only one who thinks everything that happened in that series isn’t/shouldn’t be canon? The whole idea of a synth ban really pisses me off because they completely fucking ignore what happened in Measure of A Man, you know the trial that gave Data RIGHTS. But nooo, in this fucked up timeline, this “synth ban” happens and Picard, the man that helped get Data rights, is an admiral and ALLOWS it to happen.

The federation would never allow this to happen. I know the federation isn’t perfect but they would not go this low after seeing Data as a PERSON.

That’s why I can’t accept this series. Sorry

[livelonganddata]

what should’ve happened in measure of a man.

[livelonganddata]

if you ever wanted to see daforge in alfa 177 canine onesies, here you go

[livelonganddata]

One of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to Daforge fics (or ANY Data fic in general) is when the plot revolves around an ensign or a lower decker being rude or insulting to Data.

First of all, that’s an insubordination charge. Also, Data isn’t a pushover and would automatically call them out and report them. He’s third in command of the Enterprise. Y’all seriously think he’s going to take insults from his junior officers? He probably won’t get angry but it’s in the rules that insubordination can be a court martial offense so he has a right to tell them that.

And second of all, that would never happen. I read one of the tie-in novels (Exiles) where an ensign was on an away team with Data and Riker and she was nice to Data in all of her interactions. She even thought the whole “right to choose” trial was ridiculous because she saw Data as a person! If there’s any officer that feels it’s okay to insult the Second Officer, they don’t deserve to be on the flagship, or any starship for that matter

[livelonganddata]

I asked my fiancé the other night which Star Trek couple we were and he said Daforge (I’m Data obviously) and that’s one of the most beautiful things he’s ever said 🥹

[livelonganddata]

Captain Data’s ready room would be filled with paintings he’s made over the years let’s be real

[misssunskisses]

I know he doesn't but data kissing with his eyes open is so him. Giving him glasses like Spiner does is a 👀

[livelonganddata]

THE WEDDING RING!!!

[washlore]

lesbian daforge . coughs

[nothingbeforenothingagain]

I'm rewatching TNG and omg season 1 Data is so much cuter than I remember.

But it's so painfully obvious to me that no one had ever spoken to him before or given him room to express himself.

The fact that the crew's constant insistence that he's babbling still registers as the kindest social engagement he's experienced wrecks me. Because I don't think the Enterprise crew is all that great to him tbh.

[briar-birch]

To be fair, at least the Enterprise crew is coming from a place of “Imma teach you how to operate within the dominant social custom so you’re not banging off of walls — to borrow Geordi’s phrase when he does the exact same mentoring for a subordinate — because I genuinely want you to be able to function” versus just talking a big game about inclusiveness and people not needing to mask while hiding from him in private/blocking/votekicking/etc like ye Tumblr leftists. Like, the Trieste was probably just shoving him in a broom closet and calling him a robot while benefitting from his labor.

I have been autistic my whole life and I will take Ukrainian babushka honesty over White Californian “inclusivity!!!!!!” any day of the week.

[livelonganddata]

I definitely agree. They never showed us what happened when he was on the Trieste or any of his other postings but we do know that he was a lieutenant for at least 12 years…that’s a long time. The books expand on this, specifically “The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard” which I highly recommend. Picard meets Data as a lieutenant and is marveled at his abilities and wants to promote him and have him on the Enterprise as Second Officer. The crew wasn’t so sure about him in season one but his relationship with others gets better throughout the series! They treat him like the family he never had.

[spaceclown-fromouterspace]

me and data would get along so well because I’d actually listen to him when he info dumps and he wouldn’t get mad at me when I go non-verbal and we’d also match each others freaks but that’s just a bonus