Object
Assailant's Shoulder Device (Unknown Technology)
A small, worn apparatus affixed at the assailant's shoulder—described only as a 'shoulder device'—whose construction, materials, and dimensions remain unspecified. Characters register it as an anomalous part of the man's appearance rather than ordinary clothing: it neither reads as medical gear nor as a visible ornament, and it accompanies his sudden materialization and disappearance. Witnesses react to it as a possible technological clue, and it functions visually as an identifying detail on the vanishing assailant amid the panicked plaza.
2 appearances
Significance
Acts as a narrative clue that indexes a previously unknown teleportation/inversion capability; its presence on the abducting assailant converts the incident from a simple kidnapping into a technological and political crisis, limiting Starfleet's options and raising questions about the origin and means of the abduction.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used