Riker Leads Away Team into Batris with VISOR Transmitter
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
The team assembles on the transporter pad, checks weapons, and Riker orders phasers set to stun, signaling readiness for unknown threats as they prepare to beam over.
Riker gives a final glance at his team, then commands 'Energize,' initiating the transport sequence that thrusts the away team into the unknown wreckage.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Calm and concentrated on technical execution.
The Transporter Chief receives Riker's command and executes the transport sequence with professional precision, functioning as the critical link between away team and ship, ensuring smooth transition into the hazardous environment.
- • Safely transport the away team
- • Maintain flawless transporter operation under pressure
- • Precision in execution prevents catastrophe
- • Obedience to command ensures mission success
Neutral, focused on technical accuracy and mission support.
Data provides a clinical and precise explanation of the VISOR transmitter's technical limitations, contributing key information that grounds the mission's risk. His unemotional delivery contrasts with the tension, embodying steady analytical support.
- • Clarify technological constraints to inform tactical decisions
- • Support team safety through accurate data sharing
- • Knowledge empowers better decision-making
- • Transparent communication aids mission success
Alert and watchful, ready to intervene if needed.
Worf responds from the bridge via communicator, confirming receipt of Geordi's Visual Acuity Transmitter signal and actively monitoring the team remotely. His attentiveness exemplifies his dual devotion to duty and warrior vigilance.
- • Maintain situational awareness for the team's safety
- • Support bridge operations during the mission
- • Duty to protect crewmates is paramount
- • Technological monitoring enhances tactical advantage
Resolute and focused, masking any anxiety about the unknown dangers awaiting the team.
Commander Riker leads the preparation with calm authority, questioning the technology's function, commanding the team to set their phasers to stun, and ultimately initiating the transport with a resolute, final command. His demeanor conveys steadfast leadership and readiness amid uncertainty.
- • Ensure the away team's safe and effective deployment
- • Maintain operational control and readiness
- • Mitigate risk through tactical caution
- • Technology is a vital force multiplier despite its imperfections
- • Preparedness and discipline are essential to survival
Concentrated and cautiously optimistic about the transmitter's success.
Geordi actively equips the experimental Visual Acuity Transmitter on his VISOR, describes its function and limitations, communicates with the bridge, and then switches off the transmitter as the team prepares to beam. His focus and technical confidence highlight his role as both innovator and operative.
- • Enable real-time remote monitoring of the mission
- • Ensure communication lines remain open
- • Support the away team's safety through technology
- • Innovation is crucial despite risks
- • Team safety depends on shared sensory data
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The team’s hand phasers are set to stun under Riker’s orders, symbolizing disciplined preparedness. These weapons underscore the tension and potential for conflict within the hazardous mission environment while emphasizing a non-lethal approach.
Geordi's VISOR serves as the sensor platform for the transmitter, enabling enhanced perception beyond normal human sight. The VISOR is essential for the device's function and operational success during this mission.
Portable communicators facilitate critical real-time communication between Geordi, bridge, and team members. Geordi uses it to confirm transmitter status and coordination, enabling seamless tactical communication within the transporter room and beyond.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The Enterprise Transporter Room functions as the critical staging ground where the away team prepares for their hazardous mission. Its sterile, utilitarian environment echoes the weight of the task ahead, providing a confined, tension-filled space for final checks and last moments of resolve before transport.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"The explanation and activation of Geordi's VISOR transmitter lead directly to its usage and the bridge crew's empathetic experience."
"The explanation and activation of Geordi's VISOR transmitter lead directly to its usage and the bridge crew's empathetic experience."
"The explanation and activation of Geordi's VISOR transmitter lead directly to its usage and the bridge crew's empathetic experience."
Key Dialogue
"RIKER: What exactly does that device do?"
"GEORDI: Data and I have been working on a way to transmit what my VISOR sees. If it works, the bridge will be able to monitor us."
"RIKER: Set phasers on stun."