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Rhomboid Dronegar Sector 006

Rhomboid Dronegar Sector 006 (aka Zero-Zero-Six): a remote deep-space sector that is the source of an urgent Mayday which forces the Enterprise to alter course. The sector's emptiness is pierced by a drifting, powerless hulk (Pakled ship Mondor), producing a tense moral and operational crucible for Captain Picard and the bridge crew. Appears in Star Trek: The Next Generation — episode 'Samaritan Snare' (scenes scene_8c8c8b28b7b618cc, scene_d8464453c934cc76) and is involved in events with William Riker, Data, Worf, Jean-Luc Picard, and Geordi La Forge.
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S2E17 · Samaritan Snare
Shuttle Launch — Riker's Doubt and the Mayday Detour

Rhomboid Dronegar Sector 006 is introduced as the source of a Mayday that forces the Enterprise into an urgent detour; narratively it converts a personal mystery into an external moral obligation, pushing the crew away from Picard's hidden circumstance and deeper into crisis.

Atmosphere

Remote and urgent — a cold patch of space implied by the distress call, evoking isolation and the need for immediate intervention.

Functional Role

Destination for the Enterprise's rescue mission and the immediate cause of the tactical course change.

Symbolic Significance

Represents the moral demand that compels Riker to choose duty over proximity to the captain.

Access Restrictions

No physical access constraints implied; it's a remote sector requiring transit by the ship.

Sensor readouts and the terse sector designation announced by Worf. An implied blank, hostile emptiness beyond sensor range. The Mayday transmission's clipped audio punctuation on bridge consoles.
S2E17 · Samaritan Snare
Diverting for a Mayday — Duty vs. Picard

Rhomboid Dronegar Sector 006 is the geographic source of the incoming Mayday that forces the Enterprise to change course; it shifts the plot's calculus by introducing a remote humanitarian obligation that conflicts with Picard's private itinerary.

Atmosphere

Remote and exigent — sensor blips and a terse distress signal imply unknown danger in an empty stretch of space.

Functional Role

Moral and operational waypoint that catalyzes the detour.

Symbolic Significance

Functions as a moral litmus test: duty to strangers versus duty to the vulnerable captain.

Sparse sensor returns with a terse 'unidentified distress' signature Cold, distant space implied by the sector designation
S2E17 · Samaritan Snare
Pakled Distress Call — "We Look for Things

Rhomboid Dronegar Sector 006 is the remote navigational context that justifies the Enterprise's detour; its emptiness heightens the moral imperative of a rescue and amplifies the strategic risk of an isolated transfer.

Atmosphere

Cold, remote, and empty — a liminal pocket of space that emphasizes exposure and isolation.

Functional Role

Geographic setting that enables the Mayday to appear urgent and makes external backup less immediate.

Symbolic Significance

A place where obligations are more starkly tested because help is logistically distant.

Access Restrictions

Remote sector; limited immediate external support; standard navigational access by starship.

Sparse starlight across inert hull plating Enterprise decelerating to impulse in open space
S2E17 · Samaritan Snare
Volunteering Geordi: Duty Over Caution

Rhomboid Dronegar Sector 006 situates the encounter in remote space, heightening obligation and complicating tactical options—distance makes immediate assistance morally pressing but logistically riskier.

Atmosphere

Cold, empty deep space that underscores isolation and procedural responsibility.

Functional Role

Spatial context that amplifies the isolation of the Mondor and the urgency of the Enterprise's decision to render aid.

Symbolic Significance

Evokes moral isolation: a remote arena where command decisions have heightened consequence.

Access Restrictions

Open space but remote; assistance options limited by distance and resources.

Starlight across inert hull plating A drifting, powerless hulk visible on sensors Grainy sensor telemetry and limited reserves reported

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