Unnamed Bartender

discreet cautious nervous observant unflappable helpful watchful unobtrusive indifferent resentful nervous/defiant service-oriented professional bemused inscrutable efficient neutral attentive

Katik Shaw works as a waiter at the Lumar Cafe and functions as a civilian eyewitness and reluctant informant during the Rutian plaza crisis. He lingers at the cafe entrance during the explosion, assists Worf by bringing improvised medical materials, and watches Beverly Crusher’s emergency treatment with an inscrutable, watchful presence. Later detained and questioned, he relays information about civilian round-ups and negotiation efforts, placing him at the intersection of street-level experience and the larger political fallout surrounding Beverly’s abduction.

5 appearances

Local Civilian Population

Also known as: Katik, the waiter, Rutian waiter, waiter, WAITER, the waiter from the Lumar Cafe, restaurant waiter

Unnamed Bartender's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S3E12 · The High Ground

Plaza Explosion — Crusher's Oath Amid Chaos

Ambiguously attentive — helpful but quietly observant in a way that suggests curiosity or hidden alignment.

An observant cafe waiter watches the plaza with interest, assists Worf in retrieving ripped tablecloths and liquor bottles, offers the materials to Beverly, then pauses at the doorway and looks …

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S3E12 · The High Ground

Plaza Bombing — Beverly Defies Orders

Alert and conflicted — sympathetic and willing to help, but wary of the political and physical danger around him.

The waiter watches the plaza, then assists Worf by helping gather ripped tablecloths and liquor bottles; he lingers at the cafe door with a guarded, thoughtful look before briefly returning …

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S3E12 · The High Ground

Line in the Sand — Riker Constrains Alexana

Anxious and guarded, with a simmering edge of defiance; momentarily stunned and relieved when released.

Identified as Katik Shaw, the waiter from the Lumar Cafe, he enters nervous but defiant, denies knowledge of the bombing and kidnapping, listens to Riker's message, and flees the room …

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S3E12 · The High Ground

Negotiation Over Coercion

Anxious and guarded on the surface, shifting to astonished relief when released; remains wary about consequences once outside.

Seated for questioning, appears nervous but defiant, repeatedly denies knowledge of the explosion or kidnapping, listens to Riker's message, is released and hurries out surprised and slightly incredulous.

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S3E12 · The High Ground

Cavern Ultimatum — Finn Refuses Release and Threatens the Flagship

Worried and resigned; he conveys urgency without provocation, acting as a civilian messenger caught between regimes.

The waiter approaches Finn and reports that civilians are being rounded up and that a Starfleet officer is working with the director to demand a meeting—delivering the factual spark that …

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