Object
Angosian Transfer Coordinates
A compact bundle of navigational data displayed as precise alphanumeric vectors and planetary bearings across the bridge's tactical and helm consoles. The coordinates appear as a timestamped rendezvous point and holding-cell locus—latitude/longitude-style grid, range in kilometers, and an authorization flag—lit in urgent amber. Officers lean in to read the strings: Data crisply ACKs receipt, Picard absorbs the implications, Worf calculates a razor-thin timing window, and Riker's skepticism tightens the air. The numbers function like a scalpel: exact, cold, and capable of cleaving diplomatic protocol from lethal action.
3 appearances
Purpose
To designate the exact spatial rendezvous and holding-cell location required to transfer custody of a prisoner (logistical/navigation data used by the bridge crew for course plotting and security timing).
Significance
Serves as the operational pivot that converts a diplomatic transfer into a moral and tactical decision: the coordinates force Picard to authorize a politically fraught handover, give Worf the timing constraints he needs to set phasers to kill, and propel the plot toward an imminent violent rupture; they also mark the Enterprise's next destination and the moral boundary the crew will not cross lightly.
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