Pacifica Diplomatic Conference
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The Pacifica Diplomatic Conference is referenced indirectly via the ETA; though off-screen, it structures the event by providing the destination that turns Riker's figure into operational pressure and frames the timeline for diplomatic protocol.
Absent physically in the scene but evoked as a warm, formal diplomatic stage that heightens stakes.
Off-screen objective and ticking waypoint that governs ship activity and tempo.
Represents the diplomatic theater where political consequences of the ship's actions will play out.
Not applicable within the scene; access will be regulated by diplomatic protocol and security at the destination.
The Pacifica Diplomatic Conference is the offstage obligation Picard invokes to compel Mrs. Troi's compliance; its existence as a high‑stakes diplomatic waypoint provides the narrative pressure that forces the extraction and reframes personal choices as matters of statecraft.
Not physically present in the scene but invoked as sun‑bleached, formal, and high stakes.
Duty objective — the narrative reason Picard must escort Mrs. Troi away from personal refuge.
Represents the demands of diplomacy and the cost of personal sacrifice for political obligations.
A formal international gathering with protocol and invited delegates only.
The Pacifica Diplomatic Conference is invoked as the mission objective Picard insists Mrs. Troi must attend; its mention converts Troi’s flirtation from harmless diversion into a potential mission complication.
Not present physically in the scene but implied as ceremonially important and high-stakes.
Destination and obligation that imposes professional constraints on personal actions.
Represents the external political pressure that curtails private choices.
Diplomatically controlled; attendance by official delegates required and coordinated.
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