Conn (Bridge Helm)

Conn anchors the Enterprise main bridge as a compact, instrument-dense helm station facing the forward viewscreen. A single pilot's chair sits before banks of tactile throttles and navigational readouts; panels hum and indicator lights puncture the peripheral gloom. When Kurn strides onto the bridge and seizes the Conn, the station becomes the locus of an immediate authority transfer—Wesley's hands leave the controls under blunt command, crew protocol tightens, and the mechanical calm snaps into charged, culturally fraught urgency. The space tastes of recycled air, focused discipline, and the sharp edge of interpersonal conflict.

3 events

3 rich involvements

Detailed Involvements

Events with rich location context

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Mission Log — Tanuga Four: Transporter Anomaly and Station Explosion

Conn (the bridge helm) is present in the scene as a background station where a supernumerary stands; it underscores the bridge's operational readiness and the sudden shift from routine piloting to crisis response.

Atmosphere

Background readiness that becomes abruptly secondary as the explosion dominates attention.

Functional Role

Navigation/helm station maintaining ship posture and situational awareness during the incident.

Access Restrictions

Staffed by bridge helm personnel; not publicly accessible.

Instrument-packed helm with tactile throttles Alarms and diagnostic lights engaging during crisis

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Transport Interrupted — Station Explodes During Riker's Beam

Conn (the helm) is a background bridge station that witnesses the rapid transition from routine piloting to tactical response as the ship observes the station explosion and bridge officers begin crisis procedures.

Atmosphere

Alert and reactive: helm staff shift from navigation focus to responding to alarms and bridge orders.

Functional Role

Bridge helm for ship control and immediate tactical maneuvering if required.

Symbolic Significance

Represents the ship's capacity to act and the thin margin between observation and intervention.

Access Restrictions

Staffed by trained helm officers; functions under bridge command authority.

Instrument-packed helm with tactile throttles Alarm lights stabbing peripheral instruments Officer at Conn observing Main Viewer and status updates

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Melted Duranium Scar — Unknown Emission

Conn is occupied by supernumeraries during the incident, serving as background operational posture while the forensic conversation unfolds around Science One and Tactical.

Atmosphere

Peripheral alertness; Conn remains functional but not the focal point of the investigation.

Functional Role

Minor operational station maintaining ship control while primary investigation occurs.

Access Restrictions

Restricted to helm crew and authorized bridge personnel.

Instrument bank with navigational readouts. Alarm lights and peripheral panels respond to shipwide sensor events.

Events at This Location

Everything that happens here

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Mission Log — Tanuga Four: Transporter Anomaly and Station Explosion

Picard opens with a formal captain's log framing a routine delivery and Dr. Nel Apgar's experimental work on Krieger Waves, establishing an official record and stakes. On the bridge, Geordi's …

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Transport Interrupted — Station Explodes During Riker's Beam

Picard and Data return to the bridge to find Geordi oddly evasive about Riker's whereabouts; his guarded answer plants a seed of suspicion. In the transporter room O'Brien detects an …

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Melted Duranium Scar — Unknown Emission

On the bridge the technical mystery suddenly becomes physical and personal: Data, Geordi and Wesley examine a quarter-sized melted scar in a Deck Thirty-Nine bulkhead after Worf reports a radiation …