False Calm: Troi's Alarm Over Geordi
Plot Beats
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Riker and Troi lock onto the viewscreen as RIKER checks GEORDI’s status aboard the Mondor; GEORDI answers steady and unworried, pushing calm against the bridge’s rising unease.
RIKER cites Counselor Troi’s misgivings, and in the background Grebnedlog and Reginod trade an alert glance that betrays calculation, cracking the Pakleds’ harmless mask.
GEORDI downplays the risk, but Riker tightens command and orders him back to The Enterprise as soon as the repairs finish, drawing a hard line toward safety.
GEORDI promises completion momentarily while Riker checks Troi; Troi doesn’t flinch, keeping the channel charged with unresolved danger despite the promise of a quick wrap-up.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Quietly alert and calculating — presents benign demeanor while registering the Enterprise's directive for potential exploitation.
In the Mondor's background, Reginod exchanges a compact, alert glance with his shipmate in response to Riker's mention of the Enterprise; his look converts staged naivety into watchfulness and complicity.
- • Monitor Enterprise reactions to time departures and use the moment to further the Pakleds' plan.
- • Maintain the facade of helpfulness while preparing to manipulate Geordi or the situation.
- • The Pakleds' outward simplicity masks deliberate strategy that benefits from troop separation.
- • Timing and subtle manipulation will neutralize the Enterprise as a threat to the Pakleds' objectives.
Controlled concern — outwardly calm and procedural while internally alert to risk.
Standing before the viewscreen, Riker conducts a concise security check: he questions Geordi, relays Troi's misgivings, issues a direct order to return after repairs, and seeks Troi's read on the situation.
- • Ensure Geordi's immediate safety and return to the Enterprise after repairs.
- • Maintain command control and prevent escalation or unauthorized exposure of crew to danger.
- • Command protocol must override casual reassurances when risk is signaled.
- • Troi's empathic misgivings are operationally relevant and should influence orders.
Uneasy certainty — calm outwardly, convinced internally that something is wrong despite reassuring appearances.
Standing beside Riker at the viewscreen, Troi remains quietly insistent in her earlier misgivings; she does not vocalize alarm here but her steady presence and the mention of her concerns shape command decisions.
- • Alert command to potential danger through her empathic assessment.
- • Prevent Geordi from staying in a situation she senses is threatening.
- • Her empathic impressions are reliable indicators of hidden threat.
- • Proactive caution is preferable to reactive rescue when a crew member may be endangered.
Confident composure — focused on technical task, inclined to minimize risk and reassure superiors.
Visible on the Mondor's feed, Geordi downplays concern, reassures command that repairs are routine and will be finished momentarily; he speaks confidently and accepts Riker's order without visible agitation.
- • Complete the repair quickly and return to the Enterprise.
- • Reassure command to avoid unnecessary recall or escalation.
- • The repair situation is manageable and not a serious threat.
- • His technical capability and presence on site mitigate any danger.
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The wall‑recessed viewscreen transmits the live feed of Geordi aboard the Mondor, framing the entire interaction. It functions as the conduit for reassurance, command, and the visual clue (background glances) that foreshadows duplicity, turning remote image into a narrative trigger.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The Enterprise main bridge serves as the authoritative observation and decision node: senior officers gather, interpret sensor imagery, and issue orders. Its institutional procedures and calm command presence contrast with the fragility visible on the Mondor, converting a casual check‑in into an operational judgment call.
The Mondor appears on the viewscreen as the damaged, unstable remote site where Geordi is working. Its failing systems and background crew reactions supply the scene's subtext: a fragile refuge that may be concealing deliberate danger and functions as the potential locus of betrayal.
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Key Dialogue
"RIKER: Are you all right?"
"RIKER: Counselor Troi has expressed misgivings about your absence from The Enterprise."
"RIKER: Understood. But as soon as the repairs are completed, I want you back here."