[ He acknowledges it without seeming to wake so much as simply to incline his head, considering the question. ]
I do not sleep.
[ But to Aragorn, perhaps it had seemed as though he was. He stepped forward, approaching the other man while the microwave continued to hum and hiss, the water content of the leaves evaporating from within the cells themselves, proteins breaking up into shorter, more manageable strands. It would be far more efficient like that.
He picked up one of the leaves left behind, raising it high and slowly turning his hand as he studied it. Data was an exobiologist, familiar with plant and animal life on a number of different planets, capable of manipulating planetary terraforming systems in order to create sustainable environments, and yet in all of his experience he had not seen anything quite like it. It appeared to be a flowering, deciduous forest dwelling plant - the colour and shape of the leaves suggested such - but that was all that Data could establish from simple observation. ]
I am unfamiliar with this species of flora. Does it have medicinal qualities?
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I do not sleep.
[ But to Aragorn, perhaps it had seemed as though he was. He stepped forward, approaching the other man while the microwave continued to hum and hiss, the water content of the leaves evaporating from within the cells themselves, proteins breaking up into shorter, more manageable strands. It would be far more efficient like that.
He picked up one of the leaves left behind, raising it high and slowly turning his hand as he studied it. Data was an exobiologist, familiar with plant and animal life on a number of different planets, capable of manipulating planetary terraforming systems in order to create sustainable environments, and yet in all of his experience he had not seen anything quite like it. It appeared to be a flowering, deciduous forest dwelling plant - the colour and shape of the leaves suggested such - but that was all that Data could establish from simple observation. ]
I am unfamiliar with this species of flora. Does it have medicinal qualities?