Object

Starfleet Orders Granting Lwaxana Troi Ambassadorial Status

An authenticated Starfleet directive delivered to the USS Enterprise and verbally announced by Data: a concise, high-priority command that formally confers Lwaxana Troi full ambassadorial status. The order issues through the ship's communications channels and instantly alters the bridge's procedural landscape; Picard and Riker are compelled into formal protocol, officers respond with stiff compliance, and the message converts an awkward personal intrusion into an unassailable institutional mandate.

2 appearances

Purpose

To confer formal ambassadorial status and impose Starfleet-mandated diplomatic protocol aboard the Enterprise.

Significance

Serves as the narrative pivot that strips the captain's discretion, transforms comic boundary-violation into compulsory duty, escalates diplomatic stakes, and introduces a procedural constraint that drives subsequent conflict and character reactions.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E19 · Manhunt

Bridge Aesthetics and an Unwelcome Ambassador

Starfleet orders are received and announced by Data, converting Lwaxana's intrusion from rude imposition into an institutional reality. The orders function as the decisive plot device that binds the captain and crew to accept her as an accredited ambassador.

Before: Not yet transmitted to the Enterprise bridge; the possibility of orders existed off-screen.

After: Delivered to the bridge via comms and used to enforce formal protocol and diplomatic deference toward Lwaxana.

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S2E19 · Manhunt

Lwaxana Hijacks the Hail

Starfleet Orders are received mid-hail and announced by Data; their arrival instantly converts a social intrusion into an authoritative command, removing discretionary choice and forcing bridge officers into formal dress and protocol for the mission.

Before: In transit or en route through Starfleet channels toward the Enterprise but not yet received or announced on the bridge.

After: Received and announced by Data; the orders are active, legally binding the crew to treat Lwaxana as an ambassador and altering immediate ship operations.

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