Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The glowing ball's penetration of the hull is the immediate physical cause for the glow slipping into corridors and entering Troi's quarters."
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.
Related Connections
Causal
→ Ghost Flare on the Port-Nacelle
Causal
→ The Warning Ritual Ignored
Causal
→ Orb Penetrates Enterprise—Uninvited Guest Inside
Causal
→ The Night Visitor
Foreshadowing
→ Command Authority Replaced by Intimate Reclamation
Foreshadowing
→ The Great Silence After the First …
Foreshadowing
→ The Inorganic Doula
Foreshadowing
→ Troi Hums Ian to Life
Causal
← Ghost Flare on the Port-Nacelle
Causal
← The Warning Ritual Ignored
Causal
← Orb Penetrates Enterprise—Uninvited Guest Inside
Causal
← The Night Visitor