Wesley's Glass of Milk (Sickbay Lab)

A small clear drinking glass containing nearly finished milk, its inner surface streaked where a tired hand lifted it between study sessions. Tiny beads of condensation cling to the outside; a faint ring stains the lab tabletop beside microscopes, pizza boxes, and a textbook. The glass sits within arm's reach of Wesley, abandoned during a collapse into sleep and then left as he is abruptly jolted awake by a comm call.

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Purpose

To hold milk for consumption by a crew member during an overnight study session in the sickbay lab.

Significance

Serves as a tactile marker of Wesley's exhaustion and the informal, human scale of shipboard life—an intimate prop that contrasts adolescent overwork with sudden military duty and helps pivot the scene from private fatigue to emergent responsibility.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S3E1 · Evolution

Riker's Comm Jolts Wesley Awake

Wesley's nearly finished glass of milk sits within arm's reach, a domestic detail that humanizes the scene and signals fatigue; it emphasizes the long hours and juvenile comforts that accompany his academic drive.

Before: An almost finished glass of milk with condensation beads and a faint ring on the tabletop, placed close to Wesley's hand.

After: Still present and undisturbed; it continues to mark the space as personal and lived-in, reinforcing Wesley's exhausted state.

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