Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard refuses to harm the newborn creature
S4E16
·
Galaxy's Child
To
Data questions the creature's nickname
S4E16
·
Galaxy's Child
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The newborn draining energy provides a concrete connection to the discussions about the Enterprise's critical power."
About Causal Connections
A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.