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Enterprise Secondary Computer Panel

A recessed, wall‑mounted computer and systems-access interface built into Main Engineering’s bulkhead on the USS Enterprise. Dark brushed‑alloy faceplate with touch-sensitive pads, narrow status LEDs and exposed diagnostic/access ports; it hums with background processes and displays narrow indicator strips. When a Borg scout forcibly connects, the interface flickers and LEDs strobe as power and data are rerouted and siphoned, producing power surges and alarmed readouts that drive immediate crew response.
3 appearances

Purpose

To provide localized communications and direct access to shipboard computer and subsystem controls from within the engineering bay, enabling crew to execute diagnostics, route lines, and apply manual overrides.

Significance

Serves as the critical breach point through which a Borg scout forcibly taps the Enterprise’s systems, turning a mundane access panel into the narrative fulcrum that transforms a tactical alarm into an existential threat and accelerates the crew’s moral and operational escalation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S2E16 · Q Who?
Scout Through the Shields — Engineering Incursion

The Main Engineering com panel is the primary target of the first Borg scout: the scout affixes a specialized apparatus to the panel's access points, creating a connection that allows the Borg to siphon power and upload/download system data, catalyzing the shipwide drain.

Before: Operational, manned/monitored by Engineering; status LEDs steady.
After: Compromised and actively accessed by Borg apparatus; system draw evident and lights dimming as power is siphoned.
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S2E16 · Q Who?
Scout Through the Shields — Q's Cold Lesson

The Main Engineering com panel is the target of the scout’s interface: a device is affixed to it to siphon power and extract data, causing sudden system drains and the dimming of lights, and marking the panel as a locus of system vulnerability.

Before: Operational and integrated with Engineering systems, under crew control.
After: Compromised and partially co‑opted by Borg interface; likely needs restoration and security sanitization after intrusion.
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S2E16 · Q Who?
Scout Breach — Neutralize Ordered, Adaptation Revealed

The main engineering wall-mounted com panel is the Borg scout's target: the scout affixes an interfacing apparatus to it and begins sucking power and data. The panel functions as the physical access point through which ship systems are compromised and drained.

Before: Operational and under Enterprise control, with normal status LEDs and access ports.
After: Has been accessed and temporarily compromised by Borg apparatus; indicator lights flicker and systems show a drain, potentially left damaged and requiring inspection.
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