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Science One (Enterprise Science Station Console)

A waist‑high, duranium‑cased bridge science console anchored at the Enterprise’s Science One station. Multi‑layered holo‑displays ring a central sensor screen that pulses blue‑green under load; thin status LEDs and tactile glass panels register input. Bezels show faint scuffs from repeated use. Crew crowd the station — Data leans over the controls, fingers flying across touchpads to stabilize long‑range scans; Picard redirects its focus during the tactical shift, Riker consults its readouts while reallocating personnel, and Wesley glances at its telemetry as the console pivots from routine survey work to urgent threat analysis.
16 appearances

Purpose

To accept, process and display high‑resolution sensor and telemetry data on the main bridge, converting faint returns into layered vector overlays and diagnostics used for scientific assessment and tactical decision‑making.

Significance

The console becomes the operational fulcrum for the scene: its readouts enable Picard’s shift to a defensive posture around Braslota, justify Riker’s personnel reshuffle, and provide the technical backdrop that heightens stakes leading into the Strategema provocation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

16 moments