Object

Geordi's Pit Mud Mold

A dense, clay‑rich mud lining the walls and floor of the smothered pit, packed into a short cylindrical cavity sized for a hand‑length pole. Dark, gritty with small mineral flecks, it holds pressed form long enough for molten ore to be poured and shaped. Geordi presses and sculpts the mud by hand, then pours molten ore into the cavity and later strips the hardened cast free.

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Purpose

Serves as an improvised mold for casting molten pit ore into a short climbing pole.

Significance

Functionally critical: the mud mold enables Geordi to convert raw vein ore into a usable escape pole, transforming the environment into a means of escape and showcasing his ingenuity under pressure.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S3E7 · The Enemy

Molten Silver: Geordi Forges an Escape Pole

The mud mold is formed in real time by Geordi pressing pit mud into a rough cavity to receive molten metal. It functions as a disposable casting jig — containing hot liquid metal long enough to solidify into the short, sharp pole that becomes the escape implement.

Before: Nonexistent as a finished object; mud and packed wall material available to be shaped into a mold.

After: Filled with cooling metal; serves as the newly cast pole's initial form before being stripped away to reveal the escape tool.

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