Object

Ship Computer

An unseen shipboard control interface that speaks as a crisp, authoritative voice over the comm system. It lacks a visible chassis but fills the room with official tone, slicing Ten‑Forward's intimacy as Picard's summons echoes across the bar. Crew react instinctively to the announcement, abandoning personal moments for duty.

2 appearances

Purpose

To transmit orders and announcements shipwide and to receive and execute vocal or transmitted commands that control ship systems or summon personnel.

Significance

Acts as an intrusive instrument of command that converts private connection into public obligation: its summons severs Tasha and Castillo's fragile intimacy, reasserts hierarchy, propels characters back into duty, and heightens foreboding about impending loss.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E11 · The Hunted

Phaser Decoy Foiled — Danar's Misdirection Escalates

The ship computer receives and executes a voice command ('Drop force field on deck thirty-six') transmitted via a personal communicator, demonstrating how centralized systems respond to authenticated vocal directives and enabling the tactical exploit.

Before: Controlling ship subsystems including force-field integrity; actively enforcing Deck 36 security protocols.

After: Has executed the command; Deck 36's force field has been removed in response to the vocal instruction.

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S3E11 · The Hunted

Turbolift Ruse — Deck 36 Force Field Breach

The ship computer functions as the authoritative controller of security subsystems: it accepts a vocal command (issued by Roga through a communicator) and executes the instruction to collapse the Deck 36 force field, instantly changing the ship's defensive posture and enabling Danar's escape route.

Before: Online and actively controlling shipwide security subsystems, including force fields protecting Deck 36.

After: Has executed a remote command to drop the Deck 36 force field, leaving that corridor network temporarily unprotected until reactivated.

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