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Enterprise Main Bridge Library Computer

A sleek, wall-mounted terminal embedded in the Enterprise's main bridge, bathed in a gentle glow as multiple data streams pulse across its interface. This high-tech library computer offers instant access to vast archives, allowing Data and Commander Riker to query Angel One’s planetary records in their desperate search for survivors from the freighter Odin. Its screens flicker with cultural protocols and political data, underscoring its role as a vital investigative hub amid escalating diplomatic tensions. The device hums quietly, a silent witness to the charged exchange between Riker and Beata, as it provides critical information shaping the away team's fragile diplomacy.
6 appearances

Purpose

To provide rapid access to comprehensive data archives and planetary records, aiding Starfleet officers like Data and Riker in investigations and diplomatic missions.

Significance

Serves as the key informational resource facilitating the search for missing survivors and exposing the cultural rift between the Enterprise crew and Angel One’s matriarchal leadership, highlighting the clash of ideologies and underlying tensions in this episode.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

6 moments
S1E15 · Angel One
Riker Challenges Angel One’s Matriarchal Authority

The Enterprise Main Bridge Library Computer is referenced metaphorically as the source of the archives Beata denies access to, emphasizing the technological gap and cultural barrier between the Federation and Angel One. It symbolizes the intellectual resources required to find the survivors and the gatekeeping exercised by the planet’s leadership.

Before: Located within the Enterprise main bridge, functioning and ready to provide data access upon permission.
After: Status unchanged; access is temporarily granted through Angel One’s own archives facilitated by Trent.
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S2E20 · The Emissary
Unfinished Business — Taunt and Tactical Shutdown

The Enterprise library computer is the information pivot: Worf uses it to call up the T'Ong's records, producing the name K'Temoc and highlighting the absence of mission data. Its readout transforms a flirtation into a tactical debate and anchors the dispute in factual uncertainty.

Before: Powered and active at the tactical console, in use by Worf.
After: Still active; its readout has been reviewed and cited in the argument but the informational gap remains unresolved.
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S2E20 · The Emissary
Table-Slam: Diplomacy vs. Klingon Fatalism

The Enterprise main bridge library computer is Worf's focal tool: he calls up archival records that identify K'Temoc as captain of the T'Ong and highlights the absence of mission logs. The terminal anchors the tactical argument in verifiable data, shifting the scene from flirtation to duty and giving Worf rhetorical leverage.

Before: Operational and attended by Worf, screen active and displaying search results.
After: Remains powered and displaying library data; continues to be the locus of Worf's attention after K'Ehleyr leaves.
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S2E20 · The Emissary
Honor and Silence in the Stacks

The wall‑mounted library terminal is the practical locus of K'Ehleyr's work and the reason for the meeting: she runs simulations and consults archival data there. It frames the scene — a technical workspace that becomes the backdrop for a personal confrontation, linking intimate history to imminent tactical choices.

Before: Active and in use by K'Ehleyr; displaying simulation data and archival search results.
After: Remains in use as K'Ehleyr switches from personal confrontation back to tactical briefing; still under her control.
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S2E20 · The Emissary
Sedation or Scuttle: The T'Ong Dilemma

The Enterprise main bridge library computer is actively used by K'Ehleyr at the tactical room opening to run simulations and display archival data that frame the two possible timelines for the T'Ong; it functions as the analytical anchor for the briefing.

Before: Mounted on the bridge/tactical area, idle but ready, containing simulation results and archival records.
After: Still active and in use as reference material; its readouts have informed the group's tactical conclusions.
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S2E20 · The Emissary
Awakening Orders — Personal and Tactical Pressure Mount

The Enterprise main bridge library terminal serves as the analytic hub where K'Ehleyr runs simulations, Data and Worf consult readouts, and tactical options (awakening point, cryogenic override) are generated and argued from its displays.

Before: Active and attended: K'Ehleyr is working at the terminal running simulations and pulling archival data.
After: Still active and referenced as officers exit to implement orders; its analyses remain the basis for planned actions.
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