Object
Counselor Deanna Troi's Quarters Communicator
A small, bulkhead-mounted Starfleet comm unit located in Counselor Troi's private quarters: a polished metallic faceplate conceals a faintly luminescent activation pad and speaker grille. Palm-sized in footprint, the unit emits a short, metallic priority chime when engaged and opens an immediate voice link across shipboard channels. In the current material the device acts as an aural conduit — Troi's measured voice passes through it while figures in the Mintaka Three assembly hall stand nearby and Picard, Data and Worf hear the exchange on the bridge, reacting with tense silence.
3 appearances
Purpose
To place short‑range, priority shipboard voice calls and summons from within private quarters (used here to recall Commander Data to Mrs. Troi's room).
Significance
Functions as a narrative pivot: a tactical escape that shifts a personal, telepathically charged advance into a formal, duty‑driven interruption. The device collapses the boundary between private discomfort and command obligation, enabling immediate plot movement and character repositioning.
Appearances in the Narrative
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