Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard reveals the accident’s cost
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The First Duty
To
Wesley’s fractured silence and Locarno’s pressure
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The First Duty
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"News of the accident involving Wesley's flight team directly leads Beverly and Picard to visit Wesley at his dorm, initiating the core conflict of the story."
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.