Object

Guest Quarters Glass of Water (Food‑Slot Provision)

A plain, clear drinking glass holding cold, colorless water delivered from the ship's food slot. Small condensation rings gather on the exterior; the vessel reads utilitarian rather than decorative. Crew hands or the COMPUTER place it on the guest‑quarter surface; Setal handles it briefly, lifting or sipping in a small, halting gesture while Riker watches. The glass functions as a tactile, domestic detail that punctuates Setal's awkwardness with local routines.

2 appearances

Purpose

To provide a single serving of potable water to a guest via the ship's food‑slot provisioning system.

Significance

Operates as a mundane prop that highlights Setal's cultural disorientation and fragile credibility—his confusion over simple domestic practices (ordering temperature/units) turns the glass into a small behavioral test that seeds officer suspicion and heightens interpersonal tension.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E10 · The Defector

Guest Quarters — Metric Misstep and the Hidden Chip

A utilitarian glass of water is materialized by the computer in response to Setal's request; the glass punctuates domestic routine, grounds Setal's distress in mundane action and momentarily humanizes the scene.

Before: Not present in the room; food slot available but empty.

After: Materialized and handed to Setal; partially or fully consumed and left with the occupant.

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S3E10 · The Defector

Wristband Reveal — The Hidden Blue Chip

A clear glass of water is materialized by the Shipboard Computer at Setal's request; it functions as an ordinary comfort that punctuates his disorientation and grounds the scene in domestic realism before the revelation of the wristband compartment.

Before: Not present; the food-slot provisioning system is idle.

After: In Setal's hand while he drinks; afterwards implied to be empty or set aside on the room surface.

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