Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker confirms Geordi and Ro are lost
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·
The Next Phase
To
Ro discovers her invisibility and intangibility
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·
The Next Phase
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker's report of Geordi and Ro being lost directly leads to Ro awakening in a phased state, initiating her experience of being unseen and unheard."
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.