Object
Kolrami's Computer Button
A compact control button integrated into the Enterprise main-bridge computer interface, presented as the tactile trigger Kolrami deliberately presses to formalize his challenge. The button functions as an unmistakable control input in the tense exchange: Kolrami's finger descends, the bridge's focus snaps to ritualized procedure, and the contest is recorded as officially underway. Witnesses — Picard, Data, Burke, and Riker — react to that single physical act, which converts banter and brinkmanship into a formalized event.
2 appearances
Purpose
To serve as the bridge-computer control input that formally initiates Kolrami's challenge/contest.
Significance
Pressing this button elevates a private confrontation into a public, ritualized strategema, reframing the tactical crisis as a contest of pride and command philosophy; it catalyzes Picard's gambit and forces immediate, consequential choices from the bridge crew.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used