Fortune cookie
A fortune cookie was a type of cookie from Earth that contained a piece of paper with a "fortune" inside. They were often served in Chinese restaurants.

 claimed his family made fortune cookies in the 22nd century, and Lorca kept a bowl of them in his ready room on the . In 2256, he offered one to Michael Burnham as a symbol for the possibilities of working on his ship. ()

When the Discovery returned from the mirror universe and Lorca's deception was revealed, Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell used a phaser to vaporize Lorca's bowl of fortune cookies in anger. ()

After assuming temporary command of Discovery in 2257, Captain Christopher Pike found a fortune cookie message at the base of Lorca's desk that read, "Not every cage is a prison, not every loss is eternal." ()

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