Object

Holodeck Program: Rosseau Five

A life‑scale holodeck simulation that conjures a lush Rosseau Five vista: twin moons hanging in precise synchrony, a cascade of shooting stars like a trembling veil, soft ambient light, and a swelling musical chord that fills the air. The environment renders tactile details at human scale—gentle breezes, distant surf, and richly colored foliage—through holographic projection and force‑field effects. Wesley summons the program; he and Salia stand beneath the starshower, transfixed and physically present within the simulated landscape as the program shapes mood and fosters intimacy.

2 appearances

Purpose

To recreate the Rosseau Five vista as an immersive holodeck experience so a user (Wesley) can give Salia a direct, sensory taste of life beyond catalogued knowledge and facilitate private interpersonal exchange.

Significance

Serves as the emotional crucible of Wesley and Salia's exchange—its beauty heightens hope and longing while its final quiet doubt reframes the moment into a tender turning point that escalates the tension between desire and duty.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E10 · The Dauphin

Rosseau Vista — Promise and Doubt

The Rosseau Five holodeck program is invoked by Wesley and becomes the primary stage for the exchange: it manifests landscape, lighting, moons, and sound, converting abstract conversation about exploration into an immersive promise and emotional catalyst.

Before: Idle in holodeck program library; not actively running until summoned by Wesley.

After: Active and running within the holodeck, providing sensory environment while Wesley and Salia experience it.

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S2E10 · The Dauphin

Synchronous Moons — Doubt and Tender Consolation

The Holodeck Program 'Rosseau Five' is the active simulation Wesley calls up; it supplies the visual motifs (moons, shooting stars), tactile sensations (breeze, drop to infinity), and the single note-to-chord audio cue that shape the scene's intimacy and provide the narrative vehicle for Salia's longing and Wesley's consoling.

Before: The holodeck was running a shooting-star display (Rosseau Vista) that mesmerized both characters.

After: The program shifted to Rosseau Five and continued to run, sustaining the intimate tableau until the scene's end.

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