Object

Data's Handgrip

A small, hand-sized grip listed among the intimate artifacts Data packs in his quarters. It rests on a desktop amid a holocube, medals, and an antique sonnet; Data handles it with the same measured, unemotional care he applies to his personal effects. The object reads as a tactile, portable prop rather than a clearly operational device.

2 appearances

Significance

Operates as one of the private possessions that convert Data's interior life into potential evidence in the legal and moral dispute that follows. Its quiet presence amplifies the scene's theme — the fate of personal artifacts if Data is disassembled — and underscores his claim to lived experience.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E9 · The Measure of a Man

Violation of Quarters — Data's Resignation

A small handgrip lies open on Data's desk and functions as a prop indicating personal routine and domestic order while Data packs. It underscores the ordinariness of his possessions against the extraordinary stakes discussed.

Before: Open, resting on the desktop among other personal effects.

After: Remains on the desk; unchanged but recontextualized as part of the private items being defended.

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S2E9 · The Measure of a Man

Packing Memory — Data's Quiet Resignation

A hand-sized grip lies open on the desktop as a small physical prop among Data's belongings; it contributes to the tactile reality of his packing ritual and reinforces his embodied routines even as an android.

Before: Lying open on the desk top, unused but present.

After: Remains on the desktop as part of staged personal effects (implicitly packed or left in place).

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