Object

Holodeck Living Area Couch

A mid-sized, two-person upholstered couch occupying the Holodeck recreation of a station living area. It bears neutral, programmatic textiles and gently compressed cushions that show recent use; low-backed and domestic in scale, it sits against the set’s social staging area. Characters use it for seating during refreshments and technical exposition—Apgar takes or gestures from its vicinity while Manua moves around with a glass and Riker fixes a charged, attentive gaze across it.

2 appearances

Purpose

Provide seating and act as a staging prop within the Holodeck’s living-area simulation to facilitate social interaction, informal discussion, and the toast/dramatic exchanges among the characters.

Significance

Functions as the physical locus that frames competing agendas: it anchors the convivial toast that masks technical posturing, stages Apgar’s demonstration of his experiment, and situationally sharpens Riker’s scrutiny and Manua’s discomfort—turning everyday furniture into a silent witness to escalating suspicion.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Toast, Tension, and the Collimation Claim

The holodeck couch functions as a domestic anchor: Apgar sits on it before standing to address the group, and Manua moves from beside it to circulate champagne. It stages the living‑room intimacy that softens the scientific claim and makes the social choreography feel authentic.

Before: Occupied by Apgar, positioned as the social center of the holodeck living area; cushions show recent use.

After: Remains in place and occupied/adjacent to characters as the discussion continues; unchanged physically but now implicated as part of the staged setting for the technical reveal.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

A Request, a Demonstration, and a Charged Look

The holodeck living area couch functions as the physical anchor for the scene: Apgar is seated on it during the toast and uses its proximity as the staging point from which he stands and paces into technical exposition. It visually centers the domestic recreation and frames interpersonal distances between Riker, Manua, and Apgar.

Before: Occupied by Apgar, cushions gently compressed and showing recent use; positioned against the social staging area of the holodeck set.

After: Still occupied/nearby as Apgar stands and paces; cushions remain compressed and the couch remains the visual focal point for the continuing interaction.

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