[ Data can theoretically allow himself to be pinged by anything anybody says at all on the network. He's always got interest to go around.

Starfleet, for obvious reasons, takes much more precedence. ]

This is Lieutenant Commander Data of the USS Enterprise. I am sorry, but I am not aware of any Federation vessels by the name Discovery having been in service, Michael. Do you have more information?

[ Trust but verify, only it's the Data version that usually tends to stop at "trust." ]