Riker Orders Detainment Amid Covert Alien Hostilities
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Riker orders security to apprehend the Selays and Anticans engaged in lethal covert activity on the Engineering Deck, signaling escalating tension and imminent conflict.
Tasha's hesitant reminder about the captain's expectation for Riker to undergo a medical exam introduces underlying concern about Riker's condition amid rising hostilities, which he defers to later.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Alert and worried about Riker’s physical condition yet respectful of command priorities.
Lieutenant Tasha Yar responds promptly to Riker’s communication, expressing concern for his wellbeing and reminding him of the captain’s expectation to undergo a medical exam. Her tone reflects professional duty tempered with hesitation, signaling awareness of the tense security environment aboard the ship.
- • Ensure the security situation is addressed promptly
- • Advocate for proper medical protocol following an assault
- • Riker’s health is important for command integrity
- • Security threats aboard the ship endanger the entire mission
Initially startled and wary, quickly shifting to determined and authoritative with controlled urgency.
Commander William Riker steps cautiously out of the turbolift into an unusually shadowed corridor. Suddenly assaulted with a glittering garrote around his neck by Ssestar, he quickly recovers, questions the attacker, and promptly commands security containment. Despite evident throat discomfort, he maintains authoritative control, issuing orders via the computer interface and prioritizing mission security over personal medical attention.
- • Maintain ship security amid covert factional hostility
- • Contain Selay delegates to prevent further violence
- • The peace mission is dangerously fragile and requires strict enforcement
- • Immediate security threats must be prioritized over protocol formalities
Momentarily aggressive but masking uncertainty and a quick attempt at de-escalation.
Ssestar, the Selay delegation leader, impulsively attacks Riker with a concealed garrote in a dim corridor, but quickly reveals it was a case of mistaken identity with an apologetic smile. He then retreats hurriedly to regroup with his fellow Selay delegates, embodying the fragile, tense hostility inherent in this diplomatic mission.
- • Sabotage or intimidate opposing faction covertly
- • Avoid escalating to outright violence with high-ranking officers
- • The Antican delegates are enemies threatening their interests
- • Covert aggression is a necessary tactic in this fragile peace environment
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The sparkling garrote is used by Ssestar in a sudden, covert attack against Riker, wrapping around his neck to choke him briefly before quickly releasing. This weapon symbolizes the underlying covert violence and mistrust between the Selay and Antican delegations, highlighting the dangerous undercurrents threatening the peace mission aboard the Enterprise.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"The aggressive pursuit and restraint of Badar N'D'D (beat_4645365763ab9e9e) leads to Riker ordering apprehension of delegates engaged in covert activity (beat_0b4c5e23a4c57932), intensifying the security crisis aboard the ship."
Key Dialogue
"RIKER: What in hell... ?"
"SSESTAR: Sorry. Wrong species."
"RIKER: Riker to security chief."
"TASHA'S COM VOICE: Yar here."
"RIKER: Security squad to the Engineering Deck. The Selays are playing hide and seek down here -- obviously with the Anticans -- and it's a lethal game. I want them returned to their quarters under guard."
"TASHA'S COM VOICE: Right away, sir. And are you... aware sir, the captain expects you to take a medical exam?"
"RIKER: I'll do it later."