Object

Containment Forcefield — Wesley Crusher's/Anya's Quarters

A localized, shimmering containment forcefield that snaps into place across the doorway and perimeter of the quarters used by Wesley Crusher and temporarily occupied by Anya. The energy plane hums with a low defensive resonance, carries a faint blue-white tint and a thin visible edge where it meets the bulkhead, resists tampering and repels physical passage, and registers on ship sensors. Activated and monitored by Worf and Enterprise security during the incident in 'The Dauphin', it contains the shifting physiology of Anya and Salia while restricting egress and informing command decisions.

5 appearances

Purpose

To seal and contain the quarters, preventing egress or ingress and holding a potentially dangerous, shape‑shifting individual secure regardless of physical form.

Significance

The barrier converts a private, romantic breach into a formal security action: it enforces Starfleet authority, severs Wesley's intimate connection to Salia, and physically literalizes the story's shift from personal desire to operational containment. The forcefield both protects the crew and catalyzes the moral/tactical decisions that follow (custody, transport, and the deeper implications of identity and duty).

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

5 moments

S2E10 · The Dauphin

Slip-In Kiss and the Shifting Revelation

The containment forcefield is ordered by Worf to secure Wesley's quarters after the shape-shifting confrontation. It snaps into place across the doorway, hums defensively, and converts the intimate space into a sealed scene of institutional containment, preventing further physical escalation or unauthorized movement.

Before: Inactive; doorway open and the quarters accessible.

After: Active and locked across the quarters doorway, holding the area in secure containment while escorts remove the principals.

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S2E10 · The Dauphin

Double Transformation — Trust Shattered

Ordered into use by Worf ('secure it with a forcefield'), the forcefield is the institutional containment measure that converts the room into a sealed incident zone, preventing exit and enforcing Starfleet control over a biologically ambiguous threat.

Before: Inactive; no barrier across the doorway.

After: Activated to seal Wesley's quarters and restrict movement, holding the area secure as Anya and Salia are escorted.

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S2E10 · The Dauphin

Intrusion and Exposure — Love Interrupted, Secrets Revealed

A forcefield is ordered by Worf and activated to seal Wesley's quarters once the girls are escorted out. It functions narratively as a physical and symbolic containment — closing private space, enforcing quarantine, and codifying Starfleet authority over individual privacy.

Before: Dormant/inactive; the quarters' doorway open to private access.

After: Activated and locked across the doorway, preventing re-entry and converting the quarters into a secured area.

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S2E10 · The Dauphin

Containment and the Gigawatt Call

The sealed forcefield around Anya's quarters is explicitly referenced by Picard's log as the containment measure that will hold Anya regardless of assumed form, converting a personal custody issue into a secure, tactical fact aboard the Enterprise.

Before: Either not yet active or recently engaged following Anya's escape; positioned across Anya's quarters doorway, freshly sealed.

After: Active and holding; acknowledged by command as an effective containment that removes Anya from immediate physical access to the ship's public spaces.

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S2E10 · The Dauphin

Gigawatt Signal — Encoded Beam-Down

The forcefield sealing Anya's quarters is referenced by Picard's log as an active containment measure; it frames the stakes that motivated the bridge's attention and explains why removing passengers (by beam‑down) is a desirable option.

Before: Active and sealed around Anya's quarters, intended to contain Anya regardless of assumed form.

After: Remains active and serves as contextual justification for pursuing an off-ship transfer of the passengers.

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