Object

Rishon's Perfume

A faint, lingering personal fragrance — light floral top notes with a warm musk undercurrent — clinging to Rishon's recreated presence. No bottle is depicted; the scent adheres to fabric and skin, detectable at close range. Picard inhales sharply, naming the perfume as sensory proof; Geordi and Worf register the smell as part of the confrontation that fractures the illusion.

3 appearances

Purpose

To serve as a personal fragrance applied to an individual's clothing or skin, altering perceived presence and identity through scent.

Significance

The perfume functions as a crucial piece of sensory evidence: Picard cites it to expose Rishon as a manufactured recreation, converting an intimate sensory detail into proof that precipitates moral reckoning and Kevin's unmasking and departure.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S3E3 · The Survivors

Bridge Confrontation — The Uxbridges Unmade

Rishon's perfume is invoked by Picard as sensory corroboration of her apparent reality — scent serving as evidence that is then undercut by the revelation of her nonexistence. It deepens the personal sting of the revelation for the crew and for Kevin.

Before: Present as a faint fragrance clinging to Rishon's clothing and detectable by those near her.

After: Mentioned and used as part of Picard's demonstration; its presence becomes an eerie trace once Rishon vanishes.

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S3E3 · The Survivors

When the Illusion Breaks

Rishon's Perfume is invoked by Picard as sensory evidence of her apparent reality; naming the scent functions narratively to make the illusion intimate and then to puncture it when Picard asserts she is a recreation.

Before: Clinging to Rishon's fabric and presence as a convincing sensory cue.

After: Associated memory lingers in Picard's remark but becomes moot when Rishon vanishes; the perfume remains a sign of the deception's emotional potency.

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S3E3 · The Survivors

Douwd Revealed — Rishon Dissolves

Rishon's perfume is explicitly referenced by Picard as sensory verification that the recreated Rishon possesses convincing olfactory detail — the perfume becomes evidence that the reproductions are experientially complete yet ontologically false.

Before: Adhering to Rishon's clothing and detectable in the bridge environment after beaming.

After: Referenced by Picard in his proof; its scent is noted but insufficient to prevent Rishon's vanishing when exposed as constructed.

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