The Inner Light story
A space probe creates a telepathic tether and causes Picard to experience, in twenty-five minutes, a lifetime as a married man on a world that was destroyed a millennium ago.
26 total · 4 choice · 4 major · 18 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| carpe diem | choice | Picard learned to stop worrying and make the most of life |
| dying sun | choice | Kataan sun was dying |
| husband and wife | choice | Picard/Eline :: Picard and Eline |
| what if I lived an alternate life | choice | Picard :: Picard lived out complete life on planet |
| coping with a life-changing event | major | Picard suddenly found himself in an alternative life on an alien planet, and had to come to terms with his new circumstances as he lived out his life there. |
| matrimonial love | major | Picard, Eline :: Picard and Eline |
| the desire to be remembered | major | Kataan people made a space probe to share their culture with others |
| the universe is a dream | major | How could Picard tell whether he was transported to an alternate world or whether he was just crazy? |
| adolescence | minor | Batai son of Karmin :: Picard's son in choosing his path in life |
| coping with aging | minor | Picard :: Picard |