Second Officer
procedural
formal
impersonal
administrative
An unnamed Starfleet junior officer referenced solely by rank as the addressee of Lieutenant Commander Data's supplemental science log. The officer functions as the formal recipient of institutional documentation rather than an active on‑stage participant: Data routes private caregiving observations to this office, converting intimate fathering into bureaucratic evidence. The reference positions the Second Officer within chain‑of‑command and recordkeeping channels aboard the vessel and ties them indirectly to Lal's welfare and Data's procedural impulses, while remaining narratively anonymous and administrative in role.
1 appearances
Starfleet Administrative/Personnel Records
Also known as:
second-officer,
Second officer (addressee),
2nd Officer
Second Officer's Journey
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Across the Seasons
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Season 3 · asteroid
An unnamed Starfleet junior officer referenced solely by rank as the addressee of Lieutenant Commander Data's supplemental science log. The officer functions as the formal recipient of institutional documentation rather than an active on‑stage participant: Data routes private caregiving observations to this office, converting intimate fathering into bureaucratic evidence. The reference positions the Second Officer within chain‑of‑command and recordkeeping channels aboard the vessel and ties them indirectly to Lal's welfare and Data's procedural impulses, while remaining narratively anonymous and administrative in role.