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Conn is one of two freestand- science fair held aboard the ship in 2368. As a prize for her ing consoles located ahead accomplishment, Marissa was awarded a tour of the Enterpriseof the captain's chair on many D, personally conducted by Captain Picard. Marissa's tour was starship bridges. Geordi La delayed when she was trapped in a turbolift with the captain Forge served as conn aboard [JF f when the starship struck a quantum filament. Picard gave the Enterprise-D during Star & b, Marissa the honorary title of “Number One” during their escape. Trek: The Next Generation's ("Disaster” [TNG]). SEE: Gordon, Jay; Supera, Patterson first season, to be replaced by ~—y Marissa's last name was not given in dialog, but was printed on Wesley Crusher during the the plaque that the kids gave the captain. second and third seasons. Since then, a vanety of supermumeraries and guest performers ~~ floriculture. Cultivation of flowers or ornamental plants. Former filled that duty. On Star Trek: Voyager Thomas Paris filled the ~ Maquis crew member Lon Suder acquired an appreciation of duties of conn. floriculture from his brief mind-meld with Lieutenant Tuvok (“Basics, Part I" [VGR]). SEE: Tuvok orchid. flight recorder. Data storage system aboard starships that records critical information and images from various locations in flux capacitance. A measurable physical property of energy the ship, intended for use after a major accident, to reconstruct flow. (“Prototype” [VGRY). This is a tip-of-the-hat reference to the the events leading up to the incident. Spock's death in 2285 was flux capacitor, the key component in the time-traveling Delorean recorded by the U.S.S. Enterprise flight recorder, and the playback automobile from Universal's Back to the Future movies of those images led Sarek and Kirk to believe Spock had placed his katra in McCoy's consciousness. (Star Trek ii: The Search for flux generator. Science and engineering instrument. A flux genSpock). In earlier ships, the flight recorder was also called a erator was located in the science lab on station Deep Space 9. recorder marker. The Enterprise flight recorder computer voice (“Second Sight" [DS9)). in Star Trek Ill was provided by producer-writer Harve Bennett. flux spectrometer. Sensor device used aboard Federation star Flint. (James Daly). A nearly immortal g ships. ("Cause and Effect” [TNG]). human from planet Earth, born in Mesopotamia in 3834 BC. Flint was | foil. Ancient weapon used in the Earth sport of fencing, it has a blessed with instant tissue regenera- flexible, rectangular blade about one meter in length and a bell tion, which allowed him to live through guard to protect the hand. Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu owned a foil, disease, war, accidents, and other much to the chagrin of his fellow Enterprise crew members. (“The calamities that killed other men. Flint Naked Time" [TOS]). Captain Picard enjoyed the sport and soon learned to conceal his nature, liv- instructed Guinan In the use of the foil during the Enterprise-D's ing part of a life, marrying, pretending to mission in the Argolis Cluster in 2368. (*l, Borg” [TNG]). age, then moving on before his immortality was suspected. During his life, his folded-space transport. Technology by which objects of almost identities included Solomon, Alexander, any size could be transported across incredible distances almost Lazarus, Methuselah, and Johannes 3) ¥ instantaneously. The Sikarians used this technique in their spaBrahms. In 2239, under the name of Brack, Flint purchased planet tial trajector, which permitted instantaneous travel across disHolberg 917G, on which he built a castle where he could live tances as great as 40,000 light-years. (“Prime Factors." [VGR)) undisturbed. Flint grew weary of his solitude and sought a com- The Ansata terrorists of planet Rutia IV developed a cruder panion who would be as immortal as he. His solution was to con- implementation of folded-space transport based on the Elway struct an android who would be his perfect woman. After several Theorem. (“The High Ground" [TNG]). attempts, Flint created an android he called Rayna Kapec. When the Starship Enterprise visited Flint's world in 2269, Flint deliberate- ~~ Folnar Ill. Planet. Origin of the Folnar jewel plant. (“Dark Page” ly allowed Rayna to interact with James Kirk, in hopes that Kirk ~~ [TNG]). would stir emotions in Rayna that would permit her to love Flint Unfortunately, he was too successful. Rayna fell in love with Kirk, ~~ Folnar jewel plant. Plant from planet Folnar Ill that secretes a then died because she could not bear to hurt Flint. Shortly there- resin which hardens into a gem. A Folnar jewel plant could be after, Flint learned that he, too, was slowly dying because he had found in the Enterprise-D arboretum. (“Dark Page” [TNG]) left the complex balance of Earth's environment. Flint said he would devote the remaining portion of his life to the betterment of food and beverages. SEE: Ailis pate; the human condition. (“Requiem for Methuselah” [TOS]). Aldebaran whiskey; Aldorian ale; Alfarian hair pasta; algae puffs; Altair water; flintlock. Primitive, muzzle-loading weapon that used an explo- Alterian chowder; Alvanian brandy; A sive charge to propel a small projectile. Klingon agents gave sev- Alvinian melons; Andonian tea; Andorian eral flintlocks to the village people on Tyree's planet in 2267, tuber root; angla’bosque; Antarean brandy; upsetting the balance of power in that society until Enterprise Anthraxic citrus; Arcturian Fizz; asparagus; Augergine stew; personnel provided similar weapons to Tyree's hill people. (“A azna; bahgol; baked potato; baked Risan beans; Baldoxic Private Little War” [TOS]. vinegar; balso tonic; banana split; bantan; beans; birthday cake; bitters; black hole; blackened redfish; Bolian tonic flitterbird. Avian life-form indigenous to planet Rhymus Major. water; bread pudding soufflé; bregit lung; brestanti ale; brill (“Profit and Loss" [DS9)). cheese; Bulgarian canapé; Calaman sherry; Cardaway leaves, stuffed; caviar; champagne; Chateau Cleon; Chateau floater. Small hovercraft used for recreational transportation. Coeur; Chateau Lafite Rothschild; Chateau Picard; chech'tFloaters were popular on planet Risa. (“Let He Who Is Without futh; chee’lash; cherel sauce; cherry pie; chicken a la Sisko; Sin..." [DS9)). chili burrito; Chiraltan tea; chocolate; chocolate truffle; Circassian fig; citrus blend; coffee; coffee flop. Slang expression for a place to sleep, used by workers dur- ice cream; coltayin roots; combat rations; ing Earth's Great Depression of the 1930s. (“The City on the # + WM corn salad; Creole food; Creole shrimp Edge of Forever" [TOS]. wil ‘20 | with Mandalay; croissant; crown roast of . Ry | lamb; darvot fritters; Delavian chocolates; Flores, Marissa. (Erika Flores). Daughter of an Enterprise-D crew hats d Delovian soufflé; Delvin fluff pastries; dill member. Marissa was one of the winners of the primary-school . weed; dresci; Earl Grey tea; eggs with