Object
USS Enterprise Shipwide Communication Channel
A cluster of compact bridge communication units—low‑profile panels with tactile controls, a small speaker grille, and a soft status LED—mounted at the main bridge stations. The devices transmit clear, prioritized voice traffic and abrief controlpress to answer. In the present moment a unit crackles with Doctor Beverly Crusher’s urgent, pleading tone; Picard reaches to acknowledge the transmission, his expression tightening as the device converts private medical urgency into an immediate command decision.
4 appearances
Purpose
Enable rapid, secure voice communication between the bridge and shipboard locations or personnel, transmitting urgent medical, tactical, or command messages across the USS Enterprise.
Significance
Functions as the plot catalyst that forces Captain Picard to reprioritize a personal medical emergency over an ongoing Neutral Zone briefing; the incoming transmission triggers a temporary handoff of the conn to Riker and propels the story toward the moral and medical reckoning in Sickbay.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used