"The Offspring" Line-by-Line

[Iamnotspock]

LAL: I am functioning within normal... I am fine, thank you.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

GUINAN: Good.

 

[Orac]

Data: Guinan, Lal needs to observe human behaviour.

 

[LeadHead]

Guinan: She's in the right place for it.

 

[Orac]

Data: And for this opportunity, she is willing to provide services to assist you.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

LAL: Father says I would learn a great deal from working with someone as old as you.

 

[BlueStuff]

GUINAN: You're hired. The most important part about working some place like this is the art of listening. I have some expertise, so I shall teach you.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

DATA: That would be most beneficial.

 

[Enterprise1981]

LAL: I've been programmed with a listing of fourteen hundred and twelve known beverages.

 

[Iamnotspock]

GUINAN: What did you say?

 

[Orac]

Lal: I've been programmed with a listing of fourteen hundred

 

[Iamnotspock]

GUINAN: "I've"?

 

[Orac]

Data: You have used a verbal contraction.

 

[Iamnotspock]

GUINAN: You said "I've" instead of "I have."

 

[Orac]

Data: It is a skill my programme has never mastered.

 

[Iamnotspock]

LAL : Then I will desist.

 

[Orac]

Data: No. You have exceeded my abilities. I do not object, but I do not understand how this has occurred.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

PICARD [OC]: Picard to Commander Data. Please report to my Ready room.

 

[Orac]

Data: Aye, sir.

[Ready room]

Data: I am certain the Admiral is anxious to meet Lal. I have been sending him regular status reports on her development.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

PICARD: His visit is not just an inspection of Lal's progress. He has expressed a concern for her environment.