Object

Engine Reactants (Injector Feedstock System)

Gaseous or high-energy fluid feedstock critical to the dilithium warp assembly, distinct from structural injector pathways. Appears in *Booby Trap* (S03E06) as the target of an urgent engineering alert.

2 appearances

Purpose

Delivers controlled pulses of reactants to regulate warp plasma flow and generate propulsion power

Significance

Malfunction escalates the ship's crisis, forcing the crew to split attention between Barclay's personal breakdown and critical repairs, heightening tension between duty and empathy

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E6 · Booby Trap

Blocked Logs — Leah's Restricted Design

Engine Reactants are verbally spotlighted by Leah as the variable that could be increased at a faster rate of injection; Geordi proposes altering matter/anti‑matter paths to feed more reactants, making these materials the practical lever for solving the ship's energy shortfall.

Before: Implicitly present within the schematic as flow lines and injector paths; not directly manipulated but identified as available within system limits.

After: Identified as the probable resource to be increased; flagged conceptually as the engineering variable Geordi will target in subsequent troubleshooting.

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S3E6 · Booby Trap

Accelerated Reactant Injection — Leah's Guiding Hand

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.

Before: Operating at standard injection rates controlled by ship systems; part of regular warp propulsion protocols.

After: Recontextualized as candidate feedstock for accelerated injection; now flagged in Geordi's mind as the variable to be manipulated in forthcoming engineering work.

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