Deuterium Control Conduit
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The Deuterium Control Conduit is the critical equipment Wesley probes; when the probe's light penetrates its field incorrectly, the conduit triggers the resonant‑field warning, converting a romantic distraction into a measurable safety hazard.
Technically sensitive and humming with contained power; a place where small errors sound loud alarms.
Focal point of the technical problem and immediate danger in the scene.
Symbolizes the ship's reliance on disciplined competence and the cost of human error.
Restricted to engineering technicians and those performing diagnostics.
The Deuterium Control Conduit is the technical system Wesley probes; his mis‑set causes the resonant field alarm, establishing the conduit as the immediate source of the procedural danger and dramatic catalyst for Geordi's reprimand.
Technically tense — the conduit hums with ionized energy and demands precise handling.
Vital system that translates a personal error into a shipwide safety warning.
Functions as the locus where youthful impulse meets institutional risk.
Restricted to trained engineering personnel and monitored by senior staff.
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Geordi flags an anomalous energy depletion at the deuterium conduit and calls to Wesley, who is distractedly daydreaming about a girl recently beamed aboard. Wesley almost drops a delicate fiber‑optic …
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