Cease Fire story
Captain Archer negotiates a cease fire between the Andorians and the Vulcans. Directed by: David Straiton. Story by: Chris Black.
7 total · 2 choice · 1 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| interfactional mediation | choice | Archer was called on to mediate in a Andorian-Vulcan territorial dispute. |
| transnational conflict over a claimed territory | choice | The Andorians and Vulcans both claimed the planet Paan Mokar, and Archer was called on to mediate between them. |
| mutual trust | major | Trust was needed between the negotiators, and the Andorian captain Shran trusted Archer. |
| career choice | minor | T'Pol confessed to Soval that she chose to work on Enterprise, rather than advancing her career at Starfleet headquarters in San Fransisco, because she found the work gratifying. T'Pol could have advanced her career somehow yet chose to stay on Enterprise |
| diplomacy vs. force | minor | Tarah let it be know to Shran that she thought diplomacy was doomed to fail and a military option was to be preferred in the territorial dispute with the Vulcans. |
| facing a hostage situation | minor | The Andorians kept hostages to gain leverage in the negotiation, and Archer worked to free them by diplomatic means. |
| forced resettlement | minor | According to the Andorians, a hundred years ago the Vulcans annexed Paan Mokar and forced the Andorians there to resettle elsewhere. |