Object

Bridge Console Portrait Readout (Troi)

A stylized portrait readout displayed on the Enterprise bridge console at Counselor Troi's station: a medium-sized, wall-integrated luminous panel that renders a semi-line head-and-shoulders likeness (high-contrast, spare linework) alongside compact biographical lineage data. The image fills a single view-pane roughly the size of a tablet, flickers as the console renders it, and is summoned by Troi; Clare leans forward, recognition and grief surface, and the bridge's tone shifts from tactical to personal.

3 appearances

Purpose

To retrieve and present personnel portraits, genealogical and biographical readouts, and contextual data at Counselor Troi's bridge station for identification, counseling, and emotional‑oriented information delivery.

Significance

Functions as the story's emotional pivot and factual clue: the readout produces proof of a living descendant that arrests Clare's despair and humanizes the larger political crisis, converting abstract danger into a personal hope and redirecting character choices.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone

Fragile Truce at the Neutral Zone

Counselor Troi's bridge console produces the crucial portrait and biographical readout of Thomas Raymond, enabling Clare to recognize a familial likeness and providing the emotional anchor that brightens her mood.

Before: Idle or showing routine bridge data until Troi commands a search.

After: Displays Thomas Raymond's semi-line portrait and biographical details after Troi summons the record; remains active as Clare studies it.

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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone

A Living Thread: Clare Sees Her Descendant

Counselor Troi's Bridge Console Portrait Readout retrieves and shows biographical data and a semi-line portrait of Thomas Raymond, providing Clare with concrete genealogical information and an emotional lifeline.

Before: Available and idle; connected to the ship's database.

After: Active with Thomas Raymond's data on-screen, then remains a resource for Clare's future reference.

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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone

Ancestral Echo: Clare Sees a Future

Counselor Troi's bridge console is the active interface that retrieves and displays Thomas Raymond's biographical readout and semi-line portrait. It functions as both a forensic tool and an emotional catalyst—transforming archival data into an immediate human image that alters Clare's psychological state and gives the crew a practical lead.

Before: Online and available at Troi's station, ready to access ship databases and genealogical records.

After: Remains online, having displayed Thomas Raymond's records; information is now known to the crew and will be used for future action.

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