Object

Clare's Genealogical Record

A bound, ledger-style genealogical record composed of multiple aged pages densely inscribed with names, dates, and lineage charts. Its paper shows handling wear at the corners and several penciled annotations and marginalia. Clare holds and reads the pages aloud while Troi stands nearby; the document's printed family tree expands to list ten successive generations, the cascade of names landing as a tangible, devastating proof of continuity.

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Purpose

To record family lineage and genealogical relationships—serving as a durable register of descent and progeny for reference and legal or personal verification.

Significance

Functions as an emotional catalyst: the record provides incontrovertible proof that Clare's line persisted for ten generations, instantly isolating her in grief and precipitating a pivotal private turning point that echoes later in the story.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone

Clare Confronts a Lineage — and Her Loss

The ledger-style genealogical record functions as the catalyst for the revelation: Clare reads its pages aloud to verify lineal continuity. Its cascade of names transforms abstract time into a concrete tally of descendants, triggering Clare's emotional collapse and her decision to withdraw.

Before: In Clare's hands or on the small table in her quarters, open and being read; pages worn with marginalia visible.

After: Remains in Clare's possession or on the table in the quarters, unchanged physically but now charged with the emotional weight of the revelation.

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