Object
Semi-Organic Nutrient Suspension (Silicon-Based Medium)
A viscous, semi-organic nutrient suspension carried in a silicon-based liquid medium, described as an ingestible tailored to nonhuman physiology. The fluid appears faintly iridescent and unappetizing to humanoid senses; DATA references it matter-of-factly as an occasional dietary substrate while Q, Guinan, the waiter, and Counselor Troi register curiosity, discomfort, or clinical interest during the Ten Forward exchange.
2 appearances
Purpose
A nutritional substrate formulated to provide metabolic sustenance for a silicon-compatible or semi-organic organism; used as an ingestible rather than conventional human food.
Significance
Serves as a didactic prop that highlights DATA's nonhuman biology and dietary needs, contrasts alien sustenance with human food choices, and frames the Ten Forward interaction where Q confronts mortality and the crew assumes stewardship.
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