[quote=@Meta]
<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

*Shrugs*
Suit yourself.
*Chugs down the rest of my first cup before hunting down the second*

<Snipped quote by Multifarious>

Data doesn't enlist people to help with lab stuff on a whim. I've got to know the sitch.
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It was a but more complicated than just helping with an experiment. He basically lost his keys and was locked out of the house. Needed help getting back in, apparently.