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S1E13 · The Big Goodbye
S1E13
· The Big Goodbye

Redblock and Leech’s Fatal Crossing from Fiction to Reality

Emerging from a hidden Holodeck exit into an eerily empty Enterprise hallway, Cyrus Redblock and Felix Leech embody contrasting responses: Redblock’s avaricious excitement at the prospect of real-world plunder, and Leech’s silent dread. Their reckless decision to transgress the boundary between simulated fiction and tangible reality triggers an irreversible consequence—their bodies begin to dematerialize upward, dissolving from feet to head. This horrifying vanishing exposes the fatal cost of hubris and defiance, underlining the narrative’s central tension between the seductive allure and lethal danger of crossing worlds. Their erasure signals a grim warning about respecting the limits of the Holodeck’s simulated domain.

Plot Beats

The narrative micro-steps within this event

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Redblock and Leech emerge through a back wall of the Holodeck into an empty hallway, reacting with awe and nervousness to this new, unfamiliar world.

mesmerized to nervous ['empty hallway outside the Holodeck back …

Redblock eagerly proclaims the new world ripe for plunder, while Leech senses impending danger, signaling a rising tension between greed and foreboding.

excitement to apprehension ['empty hallway outside the Holodeck back …

Redblock and Leech begin to dematerialize from the feet upward, their horror mounting as their bodies vanish until nothing remains, sealing their fate as fictional beings erased by crossing into reality.

horror to existential dread ['empty hallway outside the Holodeck back …

Who Was There

Characters present in this moment

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Felix Leech
primary

Quiet dread and nervous anxiety, aware of impending doom but unable or unwilling to vocalize it fully.

Felix Leech emerges nervously through the hidden exit, his bug-eyed silence conveying deep apprehension; he warns through gesture rather than words, witnessing the fatal dematerialization with fearful resignation.

Goals in this moment
  • • Avoid the catastrophic consequences of leaving the holodeck
  • • Warn or halt the reckless advance of Redblock
Active beliefs
  • • The boundary between simulation and reality is dangerous and must not be crossed
  • • Their survival depends on respecting holodeck limits
Character traits
paranoid nervous intuitive fearful
Follow Felix Leech's journey
Cyrus Redblock
primary

From euphoric anticipation to sheer terror and desperation as his physical form dissolves uncontrollably.

Cyrus Redblock steps through the hidden holodeck exit filled with delirious excitement about entering the real Enterprise, quickly noticing the fatal dematerialization of his body parts and crying out in desperate horror as he vanishes completely.

Goals in this moment
  • • Explore and exploit the real world beyond the holodeck
  • • Survive the unexpected consequence of dematerialization
Active beliefs
  • • The real world offers new opportunities for plunder
  • • Crossing from simulation to reality is possible and advantageous
Character traits
hubristic greedy impulsive fearful
Follow Cyrus Redblock's journey

Location Details

Places and their significance in this event

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Holodeck Back Wall Exit

The Enterprise hallway serves as the chilling venue where the fatal boundary between simulated holodeck reality and the ship’s actual environment is breached, revealing the catastrophic consequences of crossing into the real world unprotected.

Atmosphere Eerily empty and silent, contrasting starkly with the immersive holodeck illusion; the mood is tense …
Function Boundary zone and stage for irreversible transition from fiction to reality, acting as a lethal …
Symbolism Represents the fragile and dangerous line between illusion and reality, the cost of hubris, and …
Access Normally restricted or controlled as part of holodeck design; accidental unauthorized crossing leads to fatal …
Empty, silent corridor devoid of the holodeck’s crafted environment Harsh lighting emphasizing the starkness and cold reality of the ship Absence of ambient sounds or holodeck effects, underscoring the lethal shift

Narrative Connections

How this event relates to others in the story

What led here 4
Causal

"Redblock and Leech's decision to step through the Holodeck exit portal out of greed directly causes their dematerialization and death, showing the fatal boundary between fiction and reality."

Picard’s Desperate Plea and the Deadly Portal Reveal
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Causal

"Redblock and Leech's decision to step through the Holodeck exit portal out of greed directly causes their dematerialization and death, showing the fatal boundary between fiction and reality."

Holodeck Repair Unleashes Chaotic Glitch and Portal Revelation
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Causal

"Redblock and Leech's decision to step through the Holodeck exit portal out of greed directly causes their dematerialization and death, showing the fatal boundary between fiction and reality."

The Fatal Temptation of the Holodeck Portal
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Causal

"Redblock and Leech's decision to step through the Holodeck exit portal out of greed directly causes their dematerialization and death, showing the fatal boundary between fiction and reality."

Redblock’s Treacherous Gambit and Data’s Quick Intervention
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Key Dialogue

"REDBLOCK: (whisper) Another world."
"REDBLOCK: (louder) A whole new world to plunder!"
"LEECH: (flat) Uh-oh."
"REDBLOCK: (irritated) What is it?"