Object

Holodeck Propulsion Equipment (Enterprise Engine Cross-Section)

A holodeck-rendered assembly depicting the Enterprise's propulsion internals: a layered cross-section of nacelle hardware and the dilithium chamber built from brushed-metal struts, luminescent conduits, and crystalline lattice forms. Human-scale panels and floating overlays respond to user input; Geordi fingers virtual controls to isolate matter/antimatter feed lines and the critical reactant path while the ship's computer enforces access restrictions on private design logs.

2 appearances

Purpose

To visualize and simulate propulsion components and the dilithium chamber for engineering analysis, diagnostics, and design testing within the holodeck drafting room; used as the technical reference for planning modifications such as accelerated reactant injection.

Significance

Serves as the narrative fulcrum: restricted access to its embedded private design logs reframes Geordi's problem and loneliness, and the simulated assembly provides the precise path Leah uses to propose a risky engineering fix, catalyzing a tense, intimate collaboration and a tactical turning point.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E6 · Booby Trap

Blocked Logs — Leah's Restricted Design

The Holodeck Propulsion Equipment (engine cross‑section assembly) frames the entire interaction — it is the simulated engine internals Geordi manipulates and interrogates while Leah's holographic presence appears as part of this projection, turning a design study into an interactive problem‑solving session.

Before: Fully rendered holodeck assembly available for tactile and vocal interaction; Geordi is actively engaged with it.

After: Remains available and becomes the platform for Leah's pointing gesture; its data now carry a clearer tactical implication for engineering action.

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S3E6 · Booby Trap

Accelerated Reactant Injection — Leah's Guiding Hand

The holodeck propulsion equipment (engine cross‑section) provides the immersive, manipulable environment where Geordi rehearses changes and Leah's archival projection can interact physically with the schematic—enabling tactile pointing and simulated adjustments that translate archival knowledge into applied tactics.

Before: Active as a detailed holodeck recreation of the Enterprise's propulsion internals, available for interactive examination.

After: Continues as the interactive workspace, now carrying the newly identified configuration and serving as the rehearsal ground for Geordi's imminent engineering experiments.

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