Riker Confirms Data’s Commitment to Away Team Amid Picard’s Quiet Appraisal of Wesley
Plot Beats
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Riker announces Data's agreement to join his away team to Captain Picard, signaling teamwork and upcoming mission readiness.
Who Was There
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Cool and approving externally, with subtle attentiveness and expectation for protocol adherence.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard pauses his walk with a Senior Officer to receive Riker’s report, observing with measured approval. His keen eye shifts to Wesley’s wet footprint, a minor breach of discipline that he addresses coolly with brief acknowledgment before departing, balancing command authority with quiet mentorship.
- • Assess readiness of the away team
- • Maintain discipline aboard the Enterprise
- • Encourage responsibility and order in junior crew members
- • Effective leadership requires balancing firmness with understanding
- • Small breaches of protocol must be noted and corrected quietly
- • Team cohesion depends on each member’s accountability
Emotionally neutral, focused on duty and cooperation.
Data accompanies Riker and Wesley, maintaining his usual composed and neutral demeanor, silently affirming his commitment to the away team without overt emotion. His presence adds analytical strength and reliability to the group.
- • Join the away team as agreed
- • Support the team with his android capabilities
- • Operate under Starfleet command structure effectively
- • Joining the away team is a logical step aligned with Starfleet objectives
- • Following orders and maintaining discipline are paramount
- • His capabilities are instrumental to mission success
Calm assurance underscored by professional responsibility and readiness for the impending mission.
Commander Riker approaches Captain Picard with confident composure, delivering the critical update that Data has consented to join the away team. He physically leads Data and Wesley through the holodeck hatchway toward Picard, embodying steady leadership and tactical readiness.
- • Inform Captain Picard about Data’s commitment to the away team
- • Demonstrate leadership by escorting the team efficiently
- • Reinforce team unity before departure
- • Data’s involvement is vital for mission success
- • Clear communication with Picard ensures effective command
- • Maintaining professionalism is critical despite minor disruptions
Nervous self-consciousness mixed with earnest intent to correct his mistake and align with command expectations.
Wesley Crusher trails behind, noticeably soaked and aware that his dripping water creates a puddle on the deck. His nervousness and self-consciousness surface as he anticipates Picard’s reaction and proactively offers to clean the spill, demonstrating his desire to meet the high standards expected aboard the Enterprise.
- • Avoid reprimand or disapproval from Captain Picard
- • Demonstrate responsibility by offering to clean the water
- • Maintain good standing and prove maturity
- • Captain Picard expects discipline and order
- • Mistakes must be addressed promptly and respectfully
- • Earning trust requires attentiveness to detail and protocol
Composed and deferential with a sense of duty.
The Senior Officer initially accompanies Captain Picard but obediently follows Picard’s silent gesture to continue alone, demonstrating disciplined compliance and trust in Picard’s command decisions.
- • Follow Captain Picard’s lead without interruption
- • Maintain operational readiness
- • Support command structure unobtrusively
- • Respecting chain of command is essential
- • Captain Picard’s judgment should be trusted
- • Discretion is valued in command situations
Objects Involved
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The Holodeck Hatchway functions as the transitional portal that Riker, Data, and Wesley traverse to move from the Parkland simulation back into the Enterprise’s corridor. It frames the passage from immersive virtual space to real-world duty, underscoring the shift from exploration to mission readiness.
Location Details
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The Holodeck Corridor serves as the neutral, technology-laden setting where key interactions occur between senior officers and junior crew. It acts as the connective corridor linking the artificial Parkland simulation to the broader Enterprise environment, hosting moments of command exchange and subtle tension.
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Key Dialogue
"RIKER: Mister Data has agreed to join my away team, Captain."
"PICARD: (with another glance toward Wes's puddle) Very good."
"WES: Sir, maybe I should get something to wipe this water up."
"PICARD: (coolly) Good idea."