Character

Scientist

Hannah Bates

inquisitive determined pragmatic cautious adaptable

Hannah Bates leads scientific efforts on the Genome Colony, specializing in biosphere homeostasis and theoretical physics. She collaborates with Starfleet engineers like Geordi La Forge on high-stakes technical challenges. Inquisitive toward unfamiliar technology, she pushes colony innovations while navigating isolationist traditions under leader Aaron Conor. Her drive for empirical solutions balances caution with urgency, fostering trust across cultural divides.

12 appearances

Biosphere Homeostasis and Theoretical Physics

Also known as: HANNAH

Hannah Bates's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

12 moments

S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Hannah meets Geordi and Troi lingers

Proud and accommodating on the surface, but internally conflicted—his approval of Troi’s request and his glance with Hannah betray a quiet desperation to break the colony’s isolation, even as he upholds its norms.

Aaron Conor introduces Hannah to the away team with pride, positioning her as the colony’s scientific savior. His immediate approval of Troi’s request to stay behind demonstrates his openness to …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Troi lingers with Conor after Riker leaves

Intrigued by the technical challenge but quietly attuned to the emotional undercurrents between Conor and Troi.

Hannah Bates, initially fascinated by Geordi’s VISOR, shifts her attention to the schematics with Geordi before the scene’s emotional climax. Her scientific curiosity is genuine, but her exchange with Conor …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Hannah proposes the tractor beam solution

Determined and resolute, with a growing sense of urgency as she realizes the colony’s survival depends on her actions.

Hannah Bates takes the lead in the Genome Laboratory, analyzing the biosphere’s vulnerability to tectonic shocks and proposing the multiphase tractor beam as a theoretical solution. She passionately presents the …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Conor approves Hannah’s departure

Glum and thoughtful initially, shifting to determined and resolute as she advocates for her plan and secures Conor's approval.

Hannah Bates is the colony's scientific leader, driven by a sense of urgency and pragmatism in the face of impending disaster. In the Genome Laboratory, she analyzes the biosphere's vulnerability …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Conor yields to Hannah’s mission

Driven by urgency and hope, with a quiet confidence in her abilities to make a difference.

Hannah Bates is the intellectual driving force behind the solution to the colony’s crisis. In the Genome Laboratory, she proposes the multiphase tractor beam idea, her determination evident in her …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Hannah confronts Geordi’s blindness and legacy

Shocked and introspective during the eugenics debate, then conflicted but hopeful as the technical solution emerges—her moral awakening fuels her technical focus.

Hannah’s demeanor shifts from frustrated technical collaboration to stunned silence when Geordi removes his VISOR, revealing his blindness. She studies him with a mix of curiosity and discomfort, her scientific …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Geordi’s VISOR sparks a breakthrough

Frustrated → curious → introspective → hopeful, as she grapples with the ethical implications of Geordi’s blindness and the unintended irony of their collaboration.

Hannah initially expresses frustration over the technical deadlock, then shifts to curiosity as Geordi removes his VISOR, revealing his blindness. She studies the VISOR with scientific fascination, engaging in a …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Geordi reveals the paradox of his existence

Intellectually engaged but emotionally destabilized; her curiosity about the VISOR masks a growing discomfort with the ethical contradictions of her society’s eugenics policies. Her forced smile is a tell—she’s smiling to deflect, not to connect.

Hannah’s initial frustration with the failed tractor beam test gives way to stunned curiosity when Geordi removes his VISOR, revealing his blindness. She studies him with a mix of scientific …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Conor’s resistance collapses under Starfleet intervention

Professionally detached but with a sense of urgency. They are fully invested in the mission’s success and aware of the stakes, though they do not engage with the colony’s emotional or cultural dynamics beyond what is necessary for their work.

Starfleet officers materialize in rapid succession, arriving in groups of six with tools and science kits. Their presence is a physical manifestation of Starfleet’s intervention, filling the courtyard with activity …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Enterprise diverts fragment with tractor beam

Eager and confident—her energy is palpable, reflecting both her technical engagement and her personal stake in the colony's survival.

Hannah Bates works alongside Geordi in Engineering, her hands moving swiftly across the consoles as she monitors the tractor beam's power output and the stability of the emitter circuits. Her …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Tractor beam fails to alter fragment

Eager but cautious, with a mix of excitement and concern—thrilled to contribute but mindful of the risks involved.

Hannah Bates assists Geordi in Engineering, monitoring the emitter circuits and graviton generators as the tractor beam is engaged. Her eager yet cautious demeanor reflects her role as a scientist …

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S5E13 · The Masterpiece Society

Conor’s Praise and Hannah’s Reality

Exhilaration → crushing resignation—a rollercoaster of emotions that ends in quiet despair, but with the first embers of resistance.

Hannah Bates, still buzzing from her collaboration with Geordi, receives Conor’s praise with initial exhilaration—her eyes alight, her posture open. The monitor’s glow reflects on her face, symbolizing the fleeting …

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Affiliation

Human Colony (Moab IV)

Isolationist Colonial Defense