Object

Riker's Bottle of Liquor (Executive Office)

A hand‑held glass bottle containing a measured quantity of distilled liquor, partially consumed and positioned within Riker's executive office. Plain in appearance with no prominent ornamentation, it is lifted and handled to top off a drink; Beata reaches across Riker to pick it up, pour or refresh his glass, and the bottle functions as a tactile prop in a charged memory.

2 appearances

Purpose

To contain and be poured from, supplying liquor used to fill or refresh a drinking glass.

Significance

Serves as a physical instrument in an intimate Edo memory: topping Riker's drink enables Beata's tactile advances and becomes a test of boundaries. The bottle operates narratively as a prop that facilitates seduction, heightens Riker's endorphin response, and later helps explain the neural stimulator's reward‑tracking.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Tactile Seduction Becomes a Test

A handheld bottle of liquor functions as a tactile instrument of intimacy and control: Beata reaches for it across Riker, lifts it to top off his drink, and thereby creates a physical pretext for closeness and touch while reinforcing the domestic, convivial frame of the encounter.

Before: Partially consumed bottle sitting on the executive office desk within reach.

After: Momentarily in Beata's hand while she pours; then returned to the desk, still partially consumed but functionally used to renew the shared drink.

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Edo Cultural Spar That Turns Intimate

A plain bottle of liquor functions as a tactile facilitator: Beata reaches across Riker to lift the bottle and freshen his drink, using the act of pouring to shorten distance, normalize touch, and convert a diplomatic meeting into intimate contact.

Before: Partially consumed bottle resting within reach on the executive office desk.

After: Briefly handled by Beata to top off Riker's glass, then presumably set back down on the desk still partially consumed.

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