Character

Research Assistant

Tayna

observant technically competent visibly distressed under pressure cooperative deferential

Tayna functions as Dr. Apgar's young, deferential research assistant and primary laboratory aide. She manages experimental records, escorts visiting technicians through the condenser arrays, and articulates the technical workings of the Lambda Field generator. Tayna becomes a crucial witness: her shaken deposition supplies the factual basis for multiple holodeck reconstructions and her holographic testimony is replayed during the investigation. Though cooperative and businesslike in the lab, the pressure of the inquiry visibly unsettles her; she remains tied narratively to Apgar's research and the contested sequence of events under scrutiny.

10 appearances

Experimental Physics / Laboratory Research

Also known as: Apgar's assistant, TAYNA, Tayna (holographic testimony)

Tayna's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

10 moments

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holodeck Deposition: The First Meeting Recreated

Businesslike and slightly anxious; intent on ensuring data access and following Apgar's direction.

Tayna's hologram performs the role of helpful assistant: she leads Geordi to the condenser array, explains the Lambda Field generator's logistical constraint, and offers access to experimental records in a …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holodeck Deposition: The First Meeting Reconstructed

Anxious but helpful — eager to be useful and to ensure the data are properly examined despite the tension in the room.

Tayna materializes as Apgar's deferential assistant, escorts Geordi to the experimental array and succinctly explains the Lambda Field generator's planetary constraints and operational details away from the main group.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holographic Intimacy: Manua Consoles Apgar

Absent visually; implied loyalty to Apgar and functionally connected to the experiment—neutral but implicated by mention.

Tayna is only referenced by Apgar as his assistant ('My assistant Tayna...')—she is not physically present in the living-room replay but her name situates her within Apgar's working life.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Domestic Ceremony, Predatory Gaze

Cooperative and slightly anxious to be efficient—she wants to help but is aware of the probe's seriousness.

Tayna moves across the lab to coordinate with Geordi and access the records. She functions as Apgar's assistant and provides the logistical explanation that the field generator is planet-side, prompting …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Hearsay, Law, and a Forced Concession

Shaken and frightened; struggling to steady speech while compelled to tell what she knows, with guilt-tinged urgency.

Tayna gives a halting, emotionally frayed deposition describing Apgar's upset state and the information he relayed to her; she stands at the center of the room as others react to …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Krag Compels 'Tayna — Simulation Three'

Distressed and tentative; anxious that her recollection will be treated as definitive evidence despite its secondhand nature.

Tayna stands closely observed and delivers a halting, emotional deposition describing Apgar's account; her testimony is the factual seed Krag uses to justify the holoreconstruction.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holodeck Replay — The Setup Unmasked

Hesitant and increasingly certain — she recognizes what she saw and the implication unsettles her.

Her deposition/holoprogram is replayed and she identifies Apgar's motion as 'activating the generator on the planet', reluctantly providing the decisive specific action that supports Picard's hypothesis.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holodeck Reconstruction: The Converter's Reflection

Hesitant realization — her recollection solidifies into the key technical clue that shifts the investigation's focus.

Provides a critical identification in the frozen reconstruction — recognizes Apgar touching a panel and states that he is activating the planetary generator, prompting Picard's line of inquiry.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holodeck Reconstruction — The Fatal Pulse

Uneasy realization — moves from confusion to reluctant recognition as the demonstration clarifies the mechanic she witnessed.

Tayna's hologram is replayed and then frozen at the moment she realizes Apgar touched a panel; in live testimony she identifies the panel activation as 'activating the generator on the …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holodeck Proof: Apgar's Frame Unraveled

Concerned and unsettled; relieved that accusations against Riker are rescinded but shaken by the confirmation of Apgar's fatal error.

Stands quietly as a lab assistant and witness; her expression shows concern and attention, impacted by the finality of Picard's statement and the legal withdrawal that follows.

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