Commencing the Unprecedented Warp Surge
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Kosinski outlines his phased warp speed adjustments to Commander Riker, who verifies readiness with Captain Picard before the Enterprise prepares to initiate warp.
Captain Picard orders the warp engagement; the Enterprise surges into warp speed as Kosinski and his assistant man the controls, setting the experiment in motion.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Calm and authoritative, balancing caution with confidence in his crew.
Captain Picard authorizes the warp experiment with calm authority, issuing commands that set the operation in motion. He maintains a steady, measured demeanor, embodying command responsibility while trusting his officers to manage the technical execution.
- • Ensure the experiment proceeds safely
- • Maintain command control over ship operations
- • Trust in crew competence ensures mission success
- • Cautious progress is vital during experimental procedures
Neutral but watchful, expecting standard procedure yet ready for crisis management.
Commander Riker stands back, monitoring the experiment communications and relaying information to the bridge. He exhibits skeptical expectance, prepared for routine operations but alert to any anomalies, maintaining professional distance from the unfolding crisis.
- • Ensure smooth communication between Engineering and Bridge
- • Maintain operational readiness and crew safety
- • Warp experiment should proceed within known parameters
- • Crew safety depends on clear command structure
Confused and concerned, yet intellectually engaged and alert to the anomaly unfolding.
Wesley stands close to Kosinski's assistant, observing intently. He notices the assistant’s peculiar phasing phenomenon—shifting in and out of visible reality—something invisible to others. His curiosity and concern grow, signaling his deeper understanding and unique sensitivity to the event’s abnormality.
- • Understand the nature of the assistant’s mysterious behavior
- • Protect the integrity of the experiment and crew from unforeseen danger
- • There is more happening beneath the surface than the senior officers perceive
- • The assistant’s actions may have profound implications for the ship’s safety
Calm and focused, confident in his technical role despite escalating unexpected events.
La Forge professionally executes Captain Picard’s command, setting the warp speed to 1.5 promptly and communicating status updates with precision. He remains focused and composed amid the rising tension in Engineering.
- • Accurately implement warp speed settings
- • Support Engineering team during the experimental procedure
- • Following command protocols ensures mission success
- • Technical precision is critical to ship safety
Calm and secretive, fully engrossed in his cryptic manipulations despite surrounding chaos.
Kosinski's assistant stands to his right, subtly manipulating the warp controls beyond Kosinski’s awareness. The assistant phases in and out of visible reality, an eerie, unsettling presence, concentrating on secretive adjustments that trigger the ship's uncontrollable surge forward.
- • Manipulate warp controls to induce unforeseen effects
- • Avoid detection by Kosinski and others
- • His advanced understanding surpasses Kosinski’s
- • Controlled invisibility is key to his success
The Medical Assistant is not mentioned in this scene segment and has no active participation in the warp experiment event.
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The Warp Speed setting on the big computer is the focal object manipulated during the experiment. Initially set to 1.5 and intended to increment to warp 6, the controls respond unexpectedly due to unauthorized assistant interference, causing the Enterprise to surge with an unprecedented double warp effect, propelling the ship beyond known limits.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
Main Engineering serves as the crucible for this critical warp experiment, housing the big computer and the key personnel managing the test. The space is charged with tension as technical authority clashes with secretive manipulations. The location’s atmosphere intensifies the mounting unease, embodying the conflict between order and chaos as the experiment spirals out of control.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"The assistant's subtle manipulation during the first warp test causes the Enterprise to surge with double warp effect and displace beyond the known galaxy."
"The assistant's subtle manipulation during the first warp test causes the Enterprise to surge with double warp effect and displace beyond the known galaxy."
"The warp engagement triggers the assistant’s phasing and the subsequent unprecedented warp displacement, making the engagement the initiating event."
"The warp engagement triggers the assistant’s phasing and the subsequent unprecedented warp displacement, making the engagement the initiating event."
"The formal readiness check and command authorization set up the warp engagement that follows immediately, establishing a clear temporal and causal sequence."
"The formal readiness check and command authorization set up the warp engagement that follows immediately, establishing a clear temporal and causal sequence."
"The warp engagement triggers the assistant’s phasing and the subsequent unprecedented warp displacement, making the engagement the initiating event."
"The warp engagement triggers the assistant’s phasing and the subsequent unprecedented warp displacement, making the engagement the initiating event."
"The formal readiness check and command authorization set up the warp engagement that follows immediately, establishing a clear temporal and causal sequence."
"The formal readiness check and command authorization set up the warp engagement that follows immediately, establishing a clear temporal and causal sequence."
Key Dialogue
"KOSINSKI: Do this one just like the others. Nothing changes."
"KOSINSKI: Commander -- I will make my preliminary adjustments at warp one-point-five, and complete them as we achieve warp six."
"PICARD: Engage!"
"KOSINSKI (with a little panic): What are you doing... ?"