Object

Holodeck Two Entry/Exit Hatch

A flush, human-scale holodeck hatch set into the Enterprise corridor: smooth metallic panels that part with a near-silent mechanical sigh to reveal an immersive parkland. Narrow seams glow faintly with sensor illumination; hydraulics whisper as the leaves slide aside. Riker activates access and the COMPUTER VOICE mediates the opening, the aperture admitting Riker and exposing Data practicing a melody—the door functioning as a literal threshold between starship reality and simulated space.
35 appearances

Purpose

To provide controlled physical access between the ship's corridor and a holodeck simulation, opening and closing to admit authorized users and expose programmed environments.

Significance

The hatch's opening initiates a quiet, humanizing beat: it reveals Data in the park, allows Riker to join and correct a melody, and thereby catalyzes their pairing for the away mission. The door operates as both plot device and symbolic threshold from duty to intimate revelation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

35 moments