Accelerated Reactant Injection — Leah's Guiding Hand
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Geordi shifts focus to solving the energy crisis, proposing alterations to the matter/anti-matter paths.
Leah confirms the theoretical possibility of accelerating reactant injection, pointing out the path configuration.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Clinically calm and professional with a subtle, unexpectedly intimate register when guiding Geordi to the exact configuration—no overt warmth but an intimacy born of technical clarity.
Leah provides measured, archival exposition about the chamber's origin, affirms that faster reactant injection is theoretically permissible, and—via the holodeck projection—physically indicates the specific path configuration required for Geordi's proposed modification.
- • Convey accurate technical information about the dilithium chamber and reactant paths.
- • Preserve the integrity of archival knowledge while assisting practical problem‑solving.
- • Maintain professional distance while enabling the engineer to act.
- • Engineering theory and archival design notes are authoritative and actionable.
- • Security protocols exist for a reason; personal logs should be protected.
- • Providing precise technical guidance is the appropriate contribution in crisis, even if interpersonal connection is limited.
Lonely and frustrated on the surface, masking into single‑minded determination and anxious urgency to find a practical engineering solution.
Geordi circles the holodeck engine cross‑section, interrogates the holographic Leah for off‑record technical detail, voices loneliness, and then pivots back into focused problem‑solving—proposing faster matter/antimatter injection and studying the wall of connections for a workable path.
- • Identify a way to supplement the ship's failing energy supply.
- • Determine whether the matter/antimatter injection rate can be safely increased.
- • Access actionable technical details (even off‑record) to build a risky modification.
- • Institutional archives and holodeck simulations contain usable, authoritative engineering solutions.
- • Human ingenuity and improvisation can overcome the Promellian trap when standard systems fail.
- • Personal connection (even simulated) can yield practical technical insight.
Neutral and mechanical—no emotion, only policy enforcement.
The shipboard computer interrupts the informal exchange with a clipped, procedural security message: it enforces access restrictions by returning 'Access denied,' blocking Geordi's attempt to pull personal logs from Leah's records.
- • Enforce Starfleet data access and privacy protocols.
- • Prevent unauthorized retrieval of personal logs or restricted files.
- • Security and access control policies must be followed automatically.
- • Institutional privacy takes precedence over individual curiosity or social interaction.
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The dilithium crystal chamber is the focal technical component discussed and traced on the holodeck schematic; Leah names its origin and Geordi targets it as the place where injection paths might be altered to supplement ship power, making it the practical locus for any risky engineering change.
The engine reactants / injector feedstock are discussed explicitly as the parameters Geordi proposes to accelerate; Leah confirms the system could accept increased reactant injection, making these reactants the immediate mechanical lever for the proposed emergency power strategy.
The interactive 'Wall of Connections' functions as both diagnostic interface and instructional surface: Geordi studies it to trace the maze of systems, and the holographic Leah physically points to the exact path configuration on this display, converting theory into an actionable route map.
The holodeck propulsion equipment (engine cross‑section) provides the immersive, manipulable environment where Geordi rehearses changes and Leah's archival projection can interact physically with the schematic—enabling tactile pointing and simulated adjustments that translate archival knowledge into applied tactics.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
Outpost Seran‑T‑one is invoked by Leah as the design origin of the dilithium crystal chamber; its mention supplies historical authority and institutional provenance for the chamber's architecture, grounding the holodeck simulation in a real research lineage the crew can trust.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"Geordi's professional admiration for Leah Brahms evolves into a deeper collaboration and personal connection."
"Geordi's professional admiration for Leah Brahms evolves into a deeper collaboration and personal connection."
"Geordi's professional admiration for Leah Brahms evolves into a deeper collaboration and personal connection."
Key Dialogue
"COMPUTER: "Access denied. Personal logs are restricted.""
"GEORDI: "Leah, I want to find a way to supplement the energy supply to the ship and to the engines. Could we alter the matter/anti-matter paths?""
"LEAH: "Theoretically, yes. The system should be able to accept more reactants at a faster rate of injection.""