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In 2369, Lieutenant Commander Nella Daren was part of the crew of the USS Enterprise-D for a short time.

Daren came aboard the Enterprise-D from Starbase 218 to become the head of the ship's stellar sciences department. In her new role, she was very forthright in her requests for ship resources to support her department's studies.

Soon after coming aboard the Enterprise-D, she met Captain Jean-Luc Picard. A friendship quickly formed, based on their love of music. Daren was a skilled piano player who accompanied Picard on a portable piano while he played the Ressikan flute. Their friendship soon blossomed into a romantic relationship. The crew reacted differently to Picard and Daren's romance: Deanna Troi was happy for Picard and gave her blessing; and Will Riker felt that Daren was asking for special treatment because she was the captain's "girlfriend."

When a fire storm threatened the Bersallis III Federation outpost, Daren suggested cross-connecting several thermal deflector units to create a protective shield against the heat while the Enterprise-D evacuated the colonists. Eight crewmen lost their lives, but Daren survived. Afterward, it became obvious to Picard and Daren that it would be extremely difficult to continue their relationship while serving on the same ship. Daren requested a transfer. As they said goodbye, they promised to keep seeing each other. (TNG: "Lessons")

Nella Daren was played by Wendy Hughes.
According to several sources, Daren's first name was spelled "Neela"; the script, nevertheless, spells it "Nella", as it is found here.

Ronald D. Moore commented "I liked the relationship with Nella and wanted it to continue aboard the Enterprise-D, but that view was in the minority. I thought that she matched up well with Picard and that we should've just played it out over several episodes." (AOL chat, 1997)

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+| image            = Nella Daren.jpg
+| imagecap         = Lieutenant Commander Nella Daren
+| gender           = Female
+| species          = [[Human]]
+| affiliation      = [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]]
+| rank             = [[Lieutenant Commander]]
+| occupation       = [[Stellar cartography department|Stellar sciences]]
+| status           = Active
+| datestatus       = 2369
+| actor            = [[Wendy Hughes]]
+}}
 In [[2369]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] '''Nella Daren''' was part of the [[crew]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} for a short time.
-Daren came aboard the ''Enterprise'' from [[Starbase 218]] to become the head of the [[starship|ship]]'s [[Stellar cartography department|stellar sciences department]]. In her new role, she was very  forthright in her requests for ship resources to support her department's studies.
+Daren came aboard the ''Enterprise''-D from [[Starbase 218]] to become the head of the [[starship|ship]]'s [[Stellar cartography department|stellar sciences department]]. In her new role, she was very  forthright in her requests for ship resources to support her department's studies.
-Soon after coming aboard the ''Enterprise'', she met [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. A friendship quickly formed, based on their love of [[music]]. Daren was a skilled [[piano]] player who accompanied Picard on a [[Mataline II piano|portable piano]] while he played the [[Ressikan flute]]. Their friendship soon blossomed into a romantic relationship.
+Soon after coming aboard the ''Enterprise''-D, she met [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. A friendship quickly formed, based on their love of [[music]]. Daren was a skilled [[piano]] player who accompanied Picard on a [[Mataline II piano|portable piano]] while he played the [[Ressikan flute]]. Their friendship soon blossomed into a romantic relationship. The crew reacted differently to Picard and Daren's romance: [[Deanna Troi]] was happy for Picard and gave her blessing; and [[William T. Riker|Will Riker]] felt that Daren was asking for special treatment because she was the captain's "girlfriend."
+When a [[fire storm]] threatened the [[Bersallis III]] [[Federation]] [[outpost]], Daren suggested cross-connecting several [[thermal deflector unit]]s to create a protective shield against the heat while the ''Enterprise''-D evacuated the [[colonist]]s. Eight crewmen lost their lives, but Daren survived. Afterward, it became obvious to Picard and Daren that it would be extremely difficult to continue their relationship while serving on the same ship. Daren requested a transfer. As they said goodbye, they promised to keep seeing each other. ({{TNG|Lessons}})
-The crew reacted differently to Picard and Daren's romance: [[Deanna Troi]] was happy for Picard and gave her blessing; [[Beverly Crusher]] seemed jealous; and [[William T. Riker|Will Riker]] felt that Daren was asking for special treatment because she was the captain's "girlfriend".
+{{bginfo|Nella Daren was played by [[Wendy Hughes]].|According to several sources, Daren's first name was spelled "Neela"; the script, nevertheless, spells it "Nella", as it is found here.|[[Ronald D. Moore]] commented "''I liked the relationship with Nella and wanted it to continue aboard the ''Enterprise''-D, but that view was in the minority. I thought that she matched up well with Picard and that we should've just played it out over several episodes.''" {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron050|1997}}}}
-When a [[firestorm]] threatened the [[Bersallis III]] [[Federation]] [[outpost]], Daren suggested cross-connecting several [[thermal deflector unit]]s to create a protective [[shield]] against the heat while the ''Enterprise'' evacuated the [[colonist]]s. Eight crewmen lost their lives, but Daren survived. Afterwards, it became obvious to Picard and Daren that it would be extremely difficult to continue their relationship while serving on the same ship. Daren requested a transfer. As they said goodbye, they promised to keep seeing each other, but even then they knew that their relationship would never be the same. ({{TNG|Lessons}})
-== Background ==
-* Nella Daren was played by [[Wendy Hughes]]. According to several sources, Daren's first name was spelled "Neela"; the script, nevertheless, spells it "Nella", as it is found here.
-* [[Ronald D. Moore]] commented "''I liked the relationship with Nella and wanted it to continue aboard the Enterprise, but that view was in the minority.  I thought that she matched up well with Picard and that we should've just played it out over several episodes.''" [http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/6952/ron50.txt]
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