La Forge Quarantined and Riker Initiates Data Inquiry
Plot Beats
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Dr. Crusher confines Lieutenant La Forge to Sickbay due to unexplained symptoms, alerting Captain Picard and raising initial medical concern.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Neutral, focused on duties though possibly unsettled by the contagion's effects.
Enterprise Conn Crewman operates at the Conn station, witnessing the medical update and bridge exchanges, embodying the often unseen operational backbone maintaining ship control.
- • Maintain ship navigation accuracy
- • Support bridge coordination
- • Trust in chain of command
- • Belief in protocol adherence
Quietly concerned and focused, maintaining readiness amid uncertainty.
Lieutenant Natasha Yar remains at the Ops station on the bridge, alert and attentive to the unfolding crisis, supporting command operations silently but with visible concern.
- • Support bridge operations
- • Monitor for emergent threats or anomalies
- • Trust in command decisions
- • Commitment to crew safety
Concerned and cautious, carefully balancing alarm with steady leadership.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard receives the medical update from Sickbay via Dr. Crusher’s comm voice. He processes the information with growing concern and maintains command presence on the bridge, seeking clarity about the nature of Geordi’s symptoms.
- • Gain clear understanding of the medical crisis
- • Maintain order and command efficacy amid growing uncertainty
- • Belief in the professionalism of his medical staff
- • Faith in the crew’s ability to handle the crisis with discipline
Neutral and analytical, with a hint of dry humor in social interaction.
Data responds to Riker’s request for information search, entering commands and accessing the ship’s archive. He maintains a neutral, logical demeanor while providing progress updates and engaging in brief banter about the doctor’s opinion of his capabilities.
- • Locate relevant historical data on the symptoms
- • Assist command through precise and efficient information retrieval
- • Confidence in data archives’ comprehensiveness
- • Belief in the value of empirical evidence
Alert and disciplined, prepared to respond swiftly to any escalation.
Worf stationed at Ops demonstrates vigilant watchfulness over ship systems and crew status, helping maintain situational awareness as the medical crisis unfolds.
- • Maintain operational readiness
- • Support command with accurate tactical data
- • Belief in Starfleet protocols
- • Confidence in his role as protector
Focused and pragmatic with subtle humor, channeling concern into proactive inquiry.
Commander William Riker enters the bridge and initiates an investigative response. He directs Data to search the ship’s library-computer for any historical data on similar symptoms, blending tactical focus with a mild amusement at Data’s methodical nature.
- • Identify precedent for the medical symptoms
- • Leverage Data’s analytical capabilities for rapid information retrieval
- • Belief that the symptoms have occurred before
- • Confidence in the ship’s technological resources
Ill and confused, overwhelmed by unexplained symptoms and the sudden loss of autonomy.
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge is the afflicted subject exhibiting baffling symptoms including excessive perspiration and emotional instability. His confusion and illness manifest physically and mentally, prompting immediate medical intervention and confinement to Sickbay.
- • Seek medical aid and understanding of his condition
- • Comply with Starfleet protocols despite personal distress
- • Trust in Starfleet medical procedures
- • Belief that the cause of his symptoms is unknown but serious
Objects Involved
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The viewscreen is referenced implicitly as the medium through which Data’s accessed information begins to flash, serving as a visual interface for the unfolding investigation into Geordi’s symptoms. Although not directly focal, it anchors the scene’s technological atmosphere.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The Main Bridge serves as the nerve center where command decisions are made and critical communications occur. It hosts the tense exchange of medical updates and the strategic shift from uncertainty to investigation, embodying Starfleet’s command resilience amidst crisis.
Enterprise Sickbay functions as the medical quarantine zone where Geordi La Forge is confined for observation and treatment. It symbolizes both the sanctuary for healing and the containment of an unknown threat within the ship.
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Key Dialogue
"BEVERLY'S COM VOICE: Sickbay to Bridge..."
"PICARD: Picard here. Go ahead, Doctor."
"BEVERLY'S COM VOICE: I'm confining Lieutenant La Forge to Sickbay until further notice."
"PICARD: Do we have a problem, Doctor?"
"BEVERLY'S COM VOICE: I don't know yet."
"RIKER: Data, I need help in locating some library-computer information."
"DATA: Specifics, sir?"
"RIKER: All I have is a vague memory of reading somewhere about someone taking a shower in his or her clothing."
"DATA: Ah. The body Geordi discovered."
"RIKER: And I believe it may have happened before."
"DATA: To "someone," "somewhere.""
"RIKER (amused): Should be easy for someone written up in biomechanical texts."
"DATA: About that... did the doctor believe I was boasting?"
"RIKER (dryly): Probably."
"DATA: At least several hours. But what I said was a statement of fact."
"RIKER: You can depend on it."