Character

Alans

subject-matter expert collaborative enthusiastic technically precise

Alans functions as a field geophysicist and planetary survey specialist invoked by Wesley to staff the Drema Four team. Alans actively participates in the Enterprise’s scientific briefings, explaining a piezoelectric mechanism by which dilithium lattices convert radiant heat into tectonic stress and seismic energy. Alans collaborates closely with Hildebrant and Davies, trading technical details and displaying clear subject-matter authority; their excited, focused contributions help drive the engineering response and the Bridge’s consequential ethical decision-making.

3 appearances

Planetary Geophysics and Survey Operations

Also known as: ALANS

Alans's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S2E15 · Pen Pals

Wesley's Leadership Lesson

Absent but functionally significant—their presumed seniority contributes to Wesley's discomfort.

Alans is listed aloud as part of Wesley's volcanology and geo-mechanics team; the character is invoked as a technical asset and a factor in Wesley's concern about managing more experienced …

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S2E15 · Pen Pals

Lattice Revelation and the Prime Directive Compromise

Excited about the scientific discovery yet increasingly sober as the practical fallout becomes clear.

Alans enthusiastically explains the piezoelectric mechanism by which the crystals convert heat into mechanical energy, showing scientific excitement even as the team registers the dire consequences.

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S2E15 · Pen Pals

Authorizing the Breach

Excited and scientifically absorbed: energized by the novelty of the discovery even as the stakes remain existential.

Alans explains the piezoelectric mechanism that converts radiant heat into tectonic stress, engages in rapid technical banter with Hildebrant, then prepares to leave and implement the engineered solution with the …

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