ummthatguyWell, it's been 1.7 seconds from our initial hail, so they're clearly refusing to respond
Sundray
AeronMelonWhen someone responds:
“Riker to Worf…”
2.5 seconds
“Go ahead.”
When no one responds:
“Riker to Worf…”
0.5 seconds
“Worf, respond!”
0.2 seconds
Riker nods to a security officer who bolts for the turbolift
“Wait, who is manning security now?!”
And, “Are you really the closest security officer to his quarters?”
The 18-year-old blue shirt that was on the Science II station.
Sculptus PoeThe science II station is better off without his meddling. Federation ships have to be the most frustrated AIs in the galaxy. They built them super smart, able to program living beings out of micro force-fields in their holodecks and yet these guys insist on keeping around a dozen touch screen buttons to push, chips to re-arrange and manually do calculations…
As it fucking SHOULD BE!
Peak Federation starship efficiency, one blind engineer and an infinite supply of holographic Datas.
This is Starfleet at 99.9% power.
The timing of the replacement is always interesting, especially when it’s Data. I swear the replacement is already in motion when they discuss Data leaving his post.
Your response reminds me, though. Who is the science Ensign in Best of Both Worlds? She’s in both episodes, and only those two, I think. She’s not on the list of characters on Memory Alpha, as far as I can tell. Long blonde hair. At one point she checks on Riker after he is knocked to the floor. She’s in the background of this picture, for example.
This is a guess, but maybe she was one of those walk-on part contest winners. And maybe she didn’t want her name publicized.
I always wondered how communicators worked, because everyone always answers too fast.
When Riker says “Riker to Worf” who is he talking to? To the computer so it can stablish the connection? If the computer then repeats the “Riker to Worf” to Worf then should be some more delay before the answer. But there’s no delay, that implies that Riker is broadcasting his request and only Worf answers. Does that mean that they use comms sparingly? Or everyone is constantly hearing these calls ship wide?
When Riker says “Riker to Worf” who is he talking to? To the computer so it can stablish the connection? If the computer then repeats the “Riker to Worf” to Worf then should be some more delay before the answer. But there’s no delay, that implies that Riker is broadcasting his request and only Worf answers. Does that mean that they use comms sparingly? Or everyone is constantly hearing these calls ship wide?
radixStandard procedure.
negativenullDoorbell ring to quarters…
Wait 0.5 seconds…
Doorbell ring to quarters
Wait 0.5 seconds…
Doorbell ring to quarters
Can’t have one bloody moment to myself.
Better, the time the door keeps ringing and no one is there.
“COME!”
Honestly that should just be automatic. Like putting a car in drive and the doors lock.
There are many good reasons for protocol.
Absolutely. It’s just one of those ongoing tropes even more frequently used than the “only ship in the sector” nonsense.