Huh--well that last statement most definitely caught his attention. It was even-odds whether Data would answer, considering it was personal, if Alex asked about it. All three of his reasons were interesting, when you got down to it. The second one in particular was what Alex decided to focus on.

"Why do you care? Why do you believe you're qualified?" Briefly, Alex wondered if Data was compliant with Asimov's laws--even if he wasn't a 'robot'.