“You may test that assumption at your convenience”

In Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “Sins of the Father,” Picard stands beside Worf before the Klingon High Council. When Duras challenges his readiness to fight, Picard answers with quiet confidence. Cream lettering rises into a solid wall between a jagged red-and-black mass and a shorter blue block. The upright words give his calm refusal to yield a physical presence.