Marissa Flores was one of three children given a tour of the USS Enterprise-D by Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 2368 as a reward for the best science projects at that year's science fair. She was the oldest of the children, but was incredibly shy.
The tour was cut short when the Enterprise-D was severely damaged by a quantum filament. An injured Picard and the children were trapped and isolated in a non-functioning turbolift. In an effort to keep the younger children optimistic while they searched for a way out of the damaged section, Picard made Marissa his Number One. An emboldened Marissa responded well and helped to get the children to safety.
As a further reward for the bravery the children showed, Picard promised to resume their tour later, this time including the battle bridge. (TNG: "Disaster")
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Background information[]
Marissa was played by actress Erika Flores.
Her last name was not given in dialogue, but was seen on the commemorative plaque given to Picard at the end of the episode.
According to the script, Marissa Flores was nine years old, placing her birth in 2359.
According to the short story Morning Bells Are Ringing her father is a lieutenant named Peter Flores, and her mother is a professor named Elista Roth. Marissa sends a distress call to Picard when their ship,the USS Chamberlain, is stuck in time. She also reveals to Picard that she cheated on her project to get attention from her mother, who was estranged from the family.
External link[]
- Marissa Flores at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works