Object
Pulaski's Office Library Console
A compact, waist-high research console anchored in Pulaski's office: a narrow display panel, a recessed data‑chip reader, muted status lights and a tactile input surface that emits quiet acknowledgement tones. The terminal accepts the delivered data chip, projects searchable medical records and diagnostic fields across its screen, and casts a cool diagnostic glow over Pulaski and Picard as Pulaski keys and speaks queries, her agitation sharpening with each uniformly negative result.
1 appearances
Purpose
To read data chips and serve as an in-room research/diagnostic terminal for running medical database searches and displaying diagnostic readouts.
Significance
Acts as the pivot of the diagnostic impasse: the console's inability to locate or identify the organism converts a technical problem into an urgent ethical and tactical dilemma, puncturing Pulaski's composure and forcing the crew to abandon destructive options in favor of experimental, non‑destructive measures. The machine's silence and Pulaski's repeated inputs heighten pressure and drive the plot toward a critical decision.
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