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I think this is the best explenation of the alert system.
Yellow Alert- Possible Danger and or threat to the ship and its crew.
Red Alert- Imminent Danger or threat to the ship and its crew.
Condition Blue- Used in cases where ships systems are comprimised (an internal security threat), and/or a notice to secure all work stations
TNG "Brothers"- Data created an artificial problem with the life support that triggered condition blue.
TNG "The Hunted"- Condition Blue was activated when Roga Danar escaped from the brig, the condition blue, no doubt alerted the crew to secure all stations and alert security of an intrenal threat.
VOY "Message in a Bottle"- The Prometheus seperating was never actually classified as Condition Blue or Blue Alert. Blue lights just flashed, supposedly to allow the crew to know the ship is seperating and to secure their stations.
VOY Landing- The Blue lights are an indicator to the crew that the ship is entering an atmosphere to land, as seen in several episodes. This could presumably mean that the crew is to man and secure their stations.
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Okay, well then which way do the lines move during perriwinkle alert?
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Do they play bagpipes over the ship's intercom and the replicators only serve haggis and single malt Scotch?
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Doesn't condition green mean that everything is hunky dorey?
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Except in "Bread and Circuses" where Kirk used it as a code phrase meaning "we're in trouble but can't talk but I'm sending this so the baddies will think I'm saying everything's all right."
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Siegfried: Well, that was a special code used to tell the ship he'd been captured, but they shouldn't interfere (IIRC). But when the ship's condition is green, it means things are normal. Since "condition red" and "red alert" are equivalent, I suppose you could call it "green alert", but that would be a little inaccurate, seeing as it isn't really an "alert"...
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