Object
Corridor Holodeck Access Panel
A corridor-mounted holodeck program selection panel: a narrow, flush metallic/brushed-alloy bezel with a glass touch surface and backlit rectangular display listing available programs in compact Starfleet typography. Low-profile tactile buttons, faint amber indicator LEDs, and a small speaker grille provide tactile, visual, and audio feedback. Scuffed edges and subtle fingerprints indicate frequent use. The panel accepts direct selection—pressure or touch elicits a soft chime and a vocal response from the ship's computer—and is used to summon specific holodeck simulations (e.g., LT. Worf's calisthenics that open onto a ruined battlefield).
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Purpose
To serve as a navigational and operational interface that enables crew members to control and interact with holodeck simulations and access shipboard information within the holodeck corridors.
Significance
Selecting an entry on this panel propels the plot: K'Ehleyr's deliberate choice of Worf's calisthenics program externalizes her inner turmoil and triggers the battlefield simulation that forces a combustible, intimate confrontation. The panel functions as the operational hinge between corridor life and immersive ritual, converting private emotion into enacted space.
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