Object

Geordi's Engineering Keyboard (Holodeck Console)

A compact, console-integrated input keyboard at the engineering/holodeck control station. Low-profile, tactile keys with subtle backlighting and a narrow bezel give it a utilitarian, workstation feel. Geordi uses it with rapid, practiced taps to rotate, reshape and issue commands to the holodeck prototype, fingers translating technical decisions into immediate on-screen changes under intense time pressure.

2 appearances

Purpose

Provide manual, tactile input for manipulating holodeck projections and issuing schematic retrieval and execution commands from the engineering/holodeck control station.

Significance

Functions as the practical bridge from theory to experiment: it enables Geordi to convert his hypothesis into a hands-on holodeck trial, propelling the risky attempt to reorient the dilithium lattice and anchoring his emotional reliance on the holographic Leah as a technical collaborator.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E6 · Booby Trap

Holodeck Reorientation — Geordi Commits to the Dilithium Fix

Geordi's Engineering Keyboard is the tactile interface he uses to manipulate the multi‑colored wireframe cross‑section, rotate and reshape schematics, and issue the command to recreate the prototype in Holodeck Three. It functions as the physical conduit through which theory becomes executable action.

Before: Positioned at Geordi's engineering console, ready for use.

After: Remains at the console, having been actively used to manipulate displays and input the recreation command; control passes to the holodeck system once the program is instantiated.

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S3E6 · Booby Trap

Holodeck Prototype: Recreate and Run

Geordi's engineering keyboard is used for rapid manipulations of the cross‑section display—rotating, reshaping, and issuing commands to the ship's computer to query archives and request the prototype schematic, translating his theorizing into immediate system actions.

Before: Mounted at an Engineering console and active under Geordi's hands; illuminated and responsive.

After: Still in Geordi's possession in Engineering after issuing commands; remains ready for further input when experiments are run or Holodeck playback requires additional data.

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