They could. I suppose.

Smart ar$e.

Commander Riker has a smart arse?  Is this what Beverly means when she tells me he talks out of it?    

*adds new information regarding intelligent buttocks to data bank* 

Hold on wasn't Ro talking to Rohm in Ten forward? Dr Rohm Eulans??

Whats criminal here is you Vi seemingly thinking all men go for women with boobs 3 feet in front of their chests and I don't need a wonderbra (There's nothing to put in it). The rest of me makes up for that.

Hey so I'm a bit of a bad gal that has seem a lot of action, There are things I have done that leave a bad taste in my mouth. But that was in the line of duty, not the kind of sucking up you do to stay on top.

*Smudges ink on Vi's hand*

Though everything is smart when compared to Vi

 Data has developed a sense of humour!

Good Evening, drinks anyone? Ro, you seem to be getting a hard time of it from that Vi creature, would you like me to mix you another Cosmic Daze?

But I wonder of that is the only new development in Data's character? I have heard it said that not all androids of his ilk are as well programmed.

I'll have a Beam me up Scotchie with proper scotch not that synthisised crap fankoo

Ro, Rhom, Ro, Rhom....reminds of the theme tune to that hideous 20th century film about a man eating shark.

Make it a double for me too LOL.

I'm a Bajoran, brought up in prison camps on my own home planet. I brush off petty name calling like dandruff. 

I always leave a bottle of listerine by the bed to get rid of that.

do you have Pimms Guinan??

Anyone told her your'e not supposed to drink the stuff

Don't you like the bad girls then Commander?

I can be an  if you want.

I can be whatever you want. My wardrobe is vast.

Sorry my dear, we are right out of scotch.

i can make you one with Irn Bru.

It needs to be to get that chest in it.

Indeed I do Ro. Would you like a glass of shall I just whip up a jug full and you can make a real night of it?

ooooh, that dratted woman, she told me that was a newly created substitue for Creme de Menthe. There go my retro cocktail night plans.

  meh!  Got any andorian ale instead?

Ah, in the interests of further developing my sense of humour, I am curious about this concoction of yours Guinan. It seems to have a dramatic effect on the humour of those who partake in a glass or two.

I recently heard a number of crew members attending a social gathering in Ten-Forward laughing intensely as they drank a Cosmic Daze, particularly it seemed when someone described you as the "Wizard of Orb"  

I took the time to do a analysis of a Cosmic Daze to further my understanding of this strange phenomenon. One of the ingredients struck me as being very odd. The ancient chemical "alcohol". Where did you get such a thing? 

How could i possibly make a jug last a whole night ????  Pimms it is then add a dash of lemonade ,it's an old Earth tradition I believe.

I sure have. If I was you I'd buy a few at a time. That Ro looks like she's going to really go for it tonight.

Andorian Ale, the stuff to give you the blues...

Oh Lordy are Cmdr Riker and Data playing a set tonight

Oh Data, you ask a woman who has travelled our vast galaxies for 100s of years such a question. You will know, obviously, of the planet Earth? Well, many moons ago on that planet was a land mass called England and in the north of England was a place called Newcastle. It was here that I witnessed first hans the amazing power of alcohol. It seemed to turn the most hideous of females into highly desirable ones. It also seemed to protect them against their harsh winters. They were able to venture out in the snow and freezing temperatures wearing even less than Vi. I decided to go about acquiring some of this alcohol and have been recently experimenting with it. As you can see, it has worked wonders for Ro, she has pulled the Commander. I am hoping that the consignment I sent to Delphi 4 on the shuttle will help them stay warm on their exploration.

It is indeed. My many visits to Earth have shown me that it is very traditional.

Would you like me to prepare you a barrel load then?

How big's the Barrel???

Oh and Ro, whilst you are here, just thought you should know that I overheard a guard from the science lab saying that 11pm last night, Worf caught you coming out of the lab and that you were carrying one of those awful gray engineering bags. He's claiming that Worf has revoked your clearnce to the lab. Surely this isn't so? Is it?

*pours Ro a large drink and waits for answer*

Big enough.

Has anyone seen Data today?...

Yesterday evening in engineering I saw him looking shifty at the "Hardware Replicator" fiddling about making something that from what I could see looked like the "Orb"!.......

he had a sneaky smile on his face,  when I confronted him I thought I heard a "Wibble Wobble, Wibble Wobble" sound underneath his excuses for being there, it reminded me of the sound I had heard from the "Orb of Knowledge".....

he hid it in his blue engineering bag.

Oh and talking of Delphi 4, as I was earlier, I have just recalled a conversation I had with Chief o'Brien in the Ten-Forward this morning. He seemed quite perplexed. He told me that at 7:30 the previous night the transporter records showed that there had been an unauthorised visit to Delphi 4. He said that whoever it was didn't want to be discovered as they erased the transporter trace pattern and now he has ni idea as to who or what was transported there. he really was most worried about this. I suppose his job is on the line?

I don't see Geordi around at the moment "Becons Guinan closer"..

Listen to this tit bit.. *Lowers voice but accidentally presses the Shipwide channel on her comms badge*

At around 2130 hours last night I saw Geordi at the hardwear replicator in Engineering. He made something and placed it straight into a grey engineering bag, Now that I think of it ,it look just like the orb. Ensign Thrope stopped Geordi to ask him some technical advice. As he replied I heard a muffled "Wibble Wobble, Wibble Wobble, It came from the grey bag!

Strange or what?

Evening

Guinan, pleased you're here, I wonderer if you could explain something to me

Yesterday when Commander Riker arranged to have a poker game in his quarters between 1900hrs and 21hrs, you said you couldn't make it because you were on duty in 10 forward.  My extrodianary senses told me you were not telling the truth!

Geordi! I didn't see you there Oh Hi.. Grins.. 

Ah Geordi, do you suppose this has anything to do with your suspiscions about Data and the misprogrammed android that his creator Dr Soong also  made?

*passes Geordi a freshly mixed Cosmic Daze*

I need a stiff drink, my head is reeling with all this drama, I am feeling that I cannot trust any of the mottley crew!

Uhh Ohh! Now we have 3 Orbs knocking about one in a blue bag, one in a grey bag and one rolling around the floor somewhere.. The clues are stacking up!