Object

Marouk's Negotiation Chair (Gatherer Ship Guest Seating)

A modest pair of meeting chairs positioned in the Gatherer ship's negotiation alcove—functional, low-profile guest seating arranged for ritual hospitality. One chair is explicitly associated with Sovereign Marouk when her bodyguard pulls it forward; the adjacent chair is offered to and taken by Picard. The scene supplies no precise materials or dimensions, though the chairs read as serviceable, unobtrusive furnishings designed to stage formal exchange and concentrate attention on the principals.

2 appearances

Purpose

Provide seating for formal diplomatic discussions and ritualized hospitality during a negotiation.

Significance

Act as a physical locus for ceremony and power: Marouk's pulled chair affirms her status and invites reconciliation, the offered chair to Picard frames the amnesty gesture, and the chairs' placement and handling intensify the bargaining dynamic when Chorgan rebuffs the offer—turning simple furniture into instruments of authority and affront.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

Ritual Seating and the Offer of Amnesty

A guest chair is ceremonially pulled forward by Marouk's bodyguard for the sovereign and then occupied; paired with the other empty chair taken by Picard, the seating arrangement becomes a staged arena for power dynamics and ritual testing.

Before: Placed empty at the Gatherer table as part of formal meeting furnishings.

After: Occupied by Marouk (the sovereign) during the negotiation; remains a focal point for the exchange.

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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

Amnesty Offered, Autonomy Demanded

A guest meeting chair is physically pulled forward by Marouk's bodyguard and used to seat the sovereign opposite Chorgan; the chair's placement structures the ritual of hospitality and emphasizes the formal, staged nature of the negotiation.

Before: Empty guest seating arranged opposite Chorgan at the table.

After: Occupied by Marouk (and subsequently Picard at the adjacent seat), remaining a focal point for the diplomatic exchange.

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