Object
Short-Term Refrigeration Unit (Frozen Woman's Container)
A compact, reinforced refrigeration unit with a frost-ringed metallic lid and insulated interior sized to hold a single human body. Panels show blunt-force scuffs and torn fastenings; the inner lining glitters with hoar and latent condensation. Data pries open the unit with methodical precision while Worf steadies the frozen woman, and both treat the container as a functional artifact rather than ceremonial relic. Its build reads utilitarian and local — designed for brief preservation and immediate retrieval rather than decades-long stasis.
1 appearances
Purpose
To provide short-term refrigeration and temporary preservation of human remains or recently deceased cryonics subjects.
Significance
Functions as a pivotal forensic and moral artifact: it supplies the concrete clue that the derelict never left Earth orbit, reveals selective removals of occupants (shifting the incident from accident to deliberate action), and catalyzes the Enterprise crew’s shift from tactical priorities to medical and ethical responsibility when the frozen subjects are recovered and thawed.
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