Object
Mrs. Troi's Quarters Computer Screen
A slim, wall‑integrated rectangular display recessed into Mrs. Troi’s quarters: narrow metal bezel, softly diffused glass, and a warm candlelit glow that the screen overrides when activated. Data flicks controls and the panel blooms with crisp, informational graphics—star charts and simple visual aids—that wash faces in pale light. The screen functions as a conversational prop: characters glance toward it, Deanna’s look sharpens, and Lwaxana’s theatrical reactions play against the projected imagery.
2 appearances
Purpose
To present audiovisual information and serve as the quarters' interactive interface for retrieving, displaying, and transferring personal communications (including letters) and other shipboard data.
Significance
Serves as an emotional lifeline and private conduit between Troi and her mother, anchoring a moment of vulnerability. The screen's clinical mediation of intimate letters highlights the gap between human longing and machine logic, and its use precipitates the abrupt pull back into duty when Picard's com interrupts.
Appearances in the Narrative
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