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Penny

seductive world-weary quick-tempered proud
Penny is a world-weary woman in her forties who frequents seedy Starbase bars, where she pursues romantic encounters with young Starfleet officers like the 21-year-old Jean-Luc Picard. She approaches men with seductive confidence drawn from broad experience, but her pride demands reciprocity; rejection sparks swift humiliation and anger. Her brief overlap with Picard's Academy-era life exposes the impulsive, flawed pursuits that marked his youth before command responsibilities tempered him.
5 appearances
Starbase social scene

Penny's Journey

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5 moments
S6E15 · Tapestry
Picard’s Disorientation and Q’s Proposition

Not directly observed; inferred as possibly expecting Picard.

Penny is not physically present in the scene but is mentioned by Picard when he remembers he had a second date with her. Picard's line 'Penny should be waiting for …

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S6E15 · Tapestry
Q Offers Picard a Temporal Reversal

Unknown (presumably waiting expectantly)

Penny is mentioned by Picard and Q as the other woman Picard double-booked. She is waiting for him at the time, and Picard's realization adds urgency to his decision-making. She …

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S6E15 · Tapestry
Q Forces Picard to Confront His Past

Unknown (not shown).

Penny does not appear on screen in this scene. She is only referenced by Picard and Q when Picard suddenly remembers he had a second date with Penny waiting for …

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S6E15 · Tapestry
Q Reveals Picard’s Past as a Cad

Not directly observed; she exists in anticipation, the unseen casualty of Picard's youthful duplicity.

Penny does not appear in the room, but she dominates the conversation's aftermath: Picard confesses that he made a second date with her for the same night as Corlina, and …

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S6E15 · Tapestry
Picard Rejects Penny and Q Intervenes

Initially confident and playful, then shifts to hurt and indignation upon rejection, culminating in anger.

Attempts to seduce Picard with flirtatious comments and physical advances, but becomes hurt and angry when he rejects her. She accuses him of pitying her, then throws her drink in …

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Across the Seasons

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Season 6 · asteroid

Penny is a world-weary woman in her forties who frequents seedy Starbase bars, where she pursues romantic encounters with young Starfleet officers like the 21-year-old Jean-Luc Picard. She approaches men with seductive confidence drawn from broad experience, but her pride demands reciprocity; rejection sparks swift humiliation and anger. Her brief overlap with Picard's Academy-era life exposes the impulsive, flawed pursuits that marked his youth before command responsibilities tempered him.