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Thalian Chocolate Mousse (Wesley's Portion)

A single-serving portion of Thalian chocolate mousse presented in a small dessert dish/ramekin. Glossy dark-chocolate mousse, chilled and dense, yields softly under a spoon and releases a cocoa-rich aroma. Carried by Wesley and offered as a tactile, edible keepsake during the Transporter Room send-off, the dessert functions as a sensory catalyst for the exchange between Wesley and Salia.
6 appearances

Purpose

An edible dessert portion served for individual consumption; used to provide sensory pleasure and to facilitate social interaction through shared tasting.

Significance

The mousse operates as a catalytic emotional object: its taste breaks Salia's reticence, precipitates confession of longing, and crystallizes Wesley's impulsive offer to her. Later, Wesley's bringing the mousse to the transporter pad becomes a desperate attempt to halt departure, enabling Salia's final taste and the subsequent revelation of her true form. The dessert therefore converts private sensory intimacy into irreversible plot consequences, symbolizing temptation, connection, and the momentary suspension before irrevocable change.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

6 moments
S2E10 · The Dauphin
Thalian Mousse and a Reckless Invitation

Wesley's portion of Thalian chocolate mousse is produced, tasted by Salia, and used as a sensory bridge — the dessert's warmth and flavor create a moment of human connection and nostalgia that prompts confessions and the offer of flight.

Before: Non-existent until dispensed; ingredients or the dispenser hold prepared mixture in storage.
After: Partially consumed by Salia, leaving a lingering sensory memory and a quieter, more intimate mood in the quarters.
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S2E10 · The Dauphin
Invitation to Leave

The Thalian chocolate mousse functions as the central sensory catalyst: Salia tastes it, has an emotionally rich reaction, and the dessert becomes the conduit through which memories and the promise of other worlds are introduced and the invitation is born.

Before: Non-existent in the quarters until summoned; conceptually present as a choice offered by Wesley.
After: Served in a dish and tasted by Salia; partially consumed and serving its narrative purpose of prompting revelation and invitation.
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S2E10 · The Dauphin
Rosseau Vista — Promise and Doubt

Thalian chocolate functions as a comfort prop and social lubricant: Wesley offers more as a small, tangible kindness to shift mood after Salia's doubt, signaling domestic intimacy and normalcy amid the cosmic spectacle.

Before: Wesley possesses at least one portion, having previously shared it; referenced as available.
After: Remains in Wesley's ability to provide; the offer itself reinforces connection even if not consumed on-screen.
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S2E10 · The Dauphin
Synchronous Moons — Doubt and Tender Consolation

Wesley's Thalian chocolate functions as a remembered/sensory comfort referenced by Salia and requested again; it symbolizes small, permissible pleasures and becomes an emblem of human tenderness that Wesley uses to console rather than lecture.

Before: A prior portion of Thalian chocolate existed (they had tasted it earlier), remembered fondly by Salia.
After: Chocolate remains available (Salia asks for more) and functions narratively as a comfort prop and bond between the two.
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S2E10 · The Dauphin
Final Taste — Salia's Transmutation

Wesley's dish of Thalian chocolate mousse functions as the emotional catalyst: he carries it into the transporter room, offers it to Salia as a sensory keepsake, she tastes it (an intimate, memorable gesture), then passes the bowl to her escort—the object concretizes their final human contact.

Before: In Wesley's possession, freshly served and intact in a small porcelain ramekin.
After: Partially consumed; handed to Salia's escort and left off the pad as Salia mounts the transporter.
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S2E10 · The Dauphin
Luminous Goodbye

Wesley's porcelain ramekin of Thalian chocolate mousse functions as the tactile catalyst for the farewell: he offers it, Salia tastes it as if committing flavor to memory, then passes the empty bowl to her escort. The dessert anchors the intimacy and underscores sensory finality before her transmutation.

Before: In Wesley's possession, warm and intact in a small porcelain ramekin.
After: Handled by Salia and then handed to her escort; the mousse has been consumed and the dish is no longer central to Wesley and Salia's exchange.
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