Narrative Web
Causal strong strength

Narrative Connection

How these two moments in the story relate


Why These Connect

The narrative assertion

"After Data delivers the urgent message, Riker is aware of the two-hour delay, thus making it possible and necessitating that someone return to the 19th century."

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.

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