Object
Starfleet Priority Code Gamma
An intangible, encrypted authorization string transmitted over Starfleet comms rather than a physical device. It registers inside consoles as a flagged protocol token and carries immediate operational weight when voiced on an urgent channel. In the Great Hall its invocation snaps command attention away from ceremonial proceedings: Riker's com voice delivers the token, Picard is forced aside, and officers treat the utterance as binding authorization that alters the room's dynamics.
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Purpose
To authenticate and authorize an elevated-priority Starfleet transmission, granting the sender procedural precedence and triggering official Starfleet response protocols.
Significance
Functions as the procedural lever that converts Duras's public accusation into enforceable Starfleet action—injecting institutional authority, redirecting command resources, and escalating political stakes. Narratively it operates as the covert mechanism and clue by which allegations become formalized interventions.
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