Loud As A Whisper story
The Enterprise hosts a deaf, telepathic ambassador who mediates difficult peace negotiations with the assistance of his trio of telepathic interpreters.
19 total · 3 choice · 5 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| deafness | choice | The story explores how the famed Federation mediator Riva used his deafness to his advantage in helping to resolve a bitter political dispute. |
| interfactional mediation | choice | Riva between warring factions |
| overcoming a limitation | choice | Rive :: Riva overcoming the loss of his chorus |
| coping with the death of someone | major | The deaf mediator Riva was bummed out when the trio of telepaths who helped him to communicate were horribly disintegrated. |
| diplomacy | major | The negotiator extraordinaire Riva was sent to mediate an end to a centuries-old war between two tribes on planet Solais V. |
| ethnic hatred | major | warring aliens |
| reconciliation between two peoples | major | warring alien factions |
| telepathic ability | major | Riva and his chorus communicated through telepathy. |
| communicating with deaf people | minor | Troi took pains to find a way to communicate with Riva after he lost his chorus. |
| contempt | minor | Worf :: Worf about peacemakers |