Object

Dixon Hill Office Exit Portal

A shimmering, two-way gateway manifested as a blue streak on the closet door inside Dixon Hill's office within the malfunctioning holodeck simulation. This portal violently oscillates between the simulated and real worlds, serving as a precarious escape route during a tense standoff. Its unstable presence frames the desperate negotiations and betrayal as Redblock, Leech, and their thug attempt to cross into reality, escalating the confrontation to life-threatening heights.

2 appearances

Purpose

To function as an escape gateway bridging the holodeck simulation and the real world, allowing characters to transit between these two realms during critical moments of negotiation and danger.

Significance

Serves as the spatial hinge for a tonal shift: the exit frames a terse money exchange, then becomes the route through which tension spills into lethal danger when a gunman intrudes. The door compresses the scene's movement and deadline, converting casual departure into an abrupt cliffhanger.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E13 · The Big Goodbye

Picard’s Farewell in the Collapsing Dixon Hill Office

The Dixon Hill Office Exit Portal serves as the critical escape route facilitating Data’s evacuation of Whalen and Beverly from the collapsing office. It represents the fragile threshold between the simulated world and reality, oscillating between safety and danger as characters pass through.

Before: Stable but flickering blue gateway within the Dixon Hill office closet door, accessible for emergency exit.

After: Still active, serving as the exit path for Data, Beverly, and Whalen as they move toward Sickbay, while Picard and McNary remain behind.

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S1E13 · The Big Goodbye

Picard's Farewell and the Collapse of Illusion

The Dixon Hill Office Exit Portal serves as the critical threshold through which Picard steps to leave the collapsing simulation. It functions both as a physical escape route and a symbolic boundary between the fragile simulated world and harsh reality. Its unstable, flickering presence underscores the precariousness of their situation and the irreversible severance from the fictional danger.

Before: Active, shimmering blue gateway on the closet door within Dixon Hill's office, stable enough for passage.

After: Picard has passed through; the portal’s instability culminates in the simulation’s collapse and darkness enveloping the space.

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