Star Trek The Next Generation
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Botanist
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Luisa Kim

enthusiastic warm idealistic emotional remorseful
Luisa Kim stands as the warm, enthusiastic botanist spearheading the terraforming project on Velara III. She greets the Enterprise away team with open optimism and detailed explanations of the planet’s transformation phases, embodying a hopeful vision of ecological renewal. Yet beneath her passionate engagement lies a vulnerable awareness of the project’s deepening troubles, revealed in her emotional responses to the sabotage, the death of engineer Malencon, and the revelation of the inorganic microbrain life form threatened by the terraformers’ actions. Luisa’s interactions with colleagues and crew show her as an idealistic yet emotionally affected scientist, torn between scientific ambition and the tragic consequences unfolding around her.
16 appearances
Terraforming and Botanical Science

Luisa Kim's Journey

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16 moments
S1E17 · Home Soil
Arrival at Velara III and Unsettling Terraforming Revelations

Optimistic and emotionally invested, yet subtly aware of underlying tensions.

Luisa Kim warmly welcomes the Enterprise team with idealistic enthusiasm, openly sharing her passionate vision of terraforming Velara III into a thriving, lush biosphere. Her demeanor is optimistic and sincere, …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Tensions Mount Over Hydraulic Failures and Imminent Crisis

Optimistic and passionate, though subtly aware of tensions around her.

Luisa Kim warmly welcomes the Enterprise team with infectious enthusiasm about the terraforming process, contrasting with the guarded demeanor of her colleagues. Her passionate explanations inspire optimism, masking the underlying …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Terraforming Tour Shattered by Fatal Sabotage

Optimistic but subtly aware of the project's fragility.

Warmly welcomes the away team with hopeful enthusiasm, passionately explains terraforming phases and the vision of transforming Velara III, but shares a subtle attraction toward Riker amidst underlying project tensions.

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Shattered Hopes: Malencon’s Death in the Hydraulics Room

Deeply distressed and sorrowful, struggling to cope with the sudden loss of a colleague and the mission’s grim reality.

Luisa Kim reacts emotionally upon seeing Malencon’s battered body, covering her eyes and turning away in distress, embodying the personal and scientific loss felt by the terraforming team.

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Hydraulics Power Shutdown and Laser Sabotage Escalation

Deeply concerned, emotionally vulnerable yet determined to bear witness.

Luisa Kim insists on joining the recovery effort despite the danger, reflecting personal grief and emotional investment in the terraforming project and its casualties. She implores Mandl to accompany her, …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Data Confronts Deadly Sabotage in Laser Drill

Distressed and concerned, emotionally driven by the loss and danger facing the project and its personnel.

Luisa Kim expresses distress and a desire to accompany the recovery team, advocating for presence at the site of tragedy, and persuades Mandl to join despite his reluctance.

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Data Alone Confronts Sabotage Amid Laser Barrage

Emotional vulnerability beneath a facade of optimism; deeply concerned for colleagues and the project’s future.

Luisa Kim expresses distress and anxiety about the fate of Malencon and the mission, urging Kurt Mandl to accompany the transport of the body despite his reluctance, showing emotional investment …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Picard Demands Urgent Status Amid Deadly Sabotage

Distressed and vulnerable, grappling with loss and the need for connection.

Luisa Kim, emotionally distressed, insists on accompanying the away team to be present for Malencon, expressing concern and empathy. She requests Kurt Mandl join, revealing her emotional investment and hope …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Riker Comforts Luisa Amidst Devastating Discovery

Devastated and tearful, oscillating between denial and fragile acceptance.

Luisa Kim is emotionally shattered and tearful, lying reclined then sitting on the sofa in her quarters, visibly on the edge of hysteria. She struggles to reconcile the devastating scientific …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Luisa’s Emotional Reckoning and Riker’s Compassionate Confirmation

On the edge of hysteria, oscillating between despair and a need for reassurance, wrestling with guilt and disbelief over the possible destruction of the alien life-form.

Luisa lies vulnerably on her sofa initially, draped in a tasteful robe, wiping tears and visibly strained, then engages in a tense and fragile dialogue with Riker, revealing her emotional …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Luisa’s Emotional Reckoning and Riker’s Quiet Consolation

On the verge of emotional breakdown, deeply distressed and conflicted; struggling with loss and shattered ideals.

Luisa Kim is initially withdrawn and overwhelmed, lying on her sofa with her arm over her eyes, visibly tearful and emotionally fragile. She visibly struggles to contain her distress, wiping …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Microbrain Seizes Medical Lab, Declares War on Enterprise

Shocked and regretful, grappling with unintended harm caused by human activity.

Luisa Kim, the botanist, reveals critical information about the saline water layer vital to the microbrain’s survival, expressing shock and remorse at the lethal consequences of the terraforming team's water …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Darkness Calms the Microbrain: From Hostility to Understanding

Shocked, depressed, and remorseful over the unintended harm to alien life.

Luisa Kim reveals critical ecological insights about the microbrain’s dependence on the saline water layer and expresses emotional remorse for the destruction caused by terraforming actions. She serves as a …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Revelation of Microbrain’s Sentience and Terraformers’ Deception

Horrified and regretful over unintended harm caused

Luisa Kim expresses shock and regret over terraformer actions, reveals Malencon’s siphoning of saline water critical to the microbrain’s survival, and emotionally grapples with the devastating consequences of ecological disruption.

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Decoding the Microbrain’s Life Source and Truce Through Darkness

Distressed and sorrowful, grappling with the consequences of human intervention.

Luisa Kim reveals the critical ecological detail about the saline water sustaining the microbrain colony. She expresses shock and sorrow at the lethal impact of Malencon’s actions and the potential …

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S1E17 · Home Soil
Picard Confronts and Parleys with the Intelligent Microbrain

Shocked, depressed, and emotionally burdened by the unintended devastation caused.

Luisa Kim, emotionally affected and remorseful, reveals the ecological basis for the microbrain’s existence and the tragic consequences of the terraforming project. She expresses shock and sadness over Malencon’s death …

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