To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in the comments.
I’m getting all these screenshots from trekcore.com, which is the same place as the original TNG fashion blog (http://sttngfashion.tumblr.com/).
Oh yay it’s a Ferengi episode?
A Ferengi is being sneaky.
We can’t see his outfit clearly here, but it looks like a fanciful textured upholstery. He motions to another alien, who then guides a hooded figure with a staff through a doorway and into a corridor. The hooded figure has a weird ass cane with a Ferengi face on it?
That’s just scary. Also, either Ferengis have gray nails, or this guy has painted his.
Jake is gathering a bunch of Gameboys into a pocket. He realizes he forgot his shoes and has to go back for them.
His jumpsuit is not too offensive today. The green and blue is an okay color scheme, if we ignore the fact that it’s a jumpsuit. The boots look pretty utilitarian considering that he lives in a climate-controlled space station and won’t encounter weather or even rough terrain.
Can we talk about the rug there, though? That’s pretty fancy. And bright, considering everything else in their quarters is pretty gray and dark.
Sisko says he has a surprise. They are going to Bajor for the Gratitude Festival, which is the biggest holiday there, and will be spectacular, according to Kira. Also they can visit some fire caverns, which I don’t know what those are but they do sound awesome. Jake sounds less than thrilled about the trip.
He admits he has plans with Nog to see some anti-grav tractors that are coming in on an Andorian freighter. Seriously? That’s either a cover for something else, or Jake is super nerdy. Which I’d believe from Jake, but I didn’t think Nog was that nerdy. Sisko is also skeptical. He’d rather hang around a cargo bay with Nog than visit fire caverns?
At Quark’s, Quark is flirting with a woman as he pours her a drink.
Quark is wearing his usual upholstery jacket, and the woman is wearing a very low-cut shirt. Watching the episode, I thought it was just plain purple, but zoomed in here it looks like it has quite a bit of texture to it. Nothing interesting to say about her hair, though, which is just pulled back into a boring bun.
Quark pulls aside his brother Rom, who is now played by the actor who plays Rom, rather than the actor who played Rom in Rom’s last appearance (discussing schooling with Keiko).
Rom wears a boring green upholstery jacket in the same style as his brother and every other Ferengi ever, I think, but his shirt has an interesting striped pattern on it. I think the green and yellow patterns go together well.
Quark says the woman he was flirting with lost a currency pouch and Rom found it and returned it. Quark is angry and makes Rom recite the First Rule of Acquisition: “Once you have their money, you never give it back.” Rom is appropriately cowed and apologetic. Quark tells him he now will need to polish all the rails.
Nog is balancing some cups, and when Rom finds him, he drops everything. Rom is annoyed at him, asking if he learned sloth and indolence at his human school, then tells Nog he’ll have to polish all the rails in the bar. Nog agrees and heads out to school.
The aliens from the beginning are on the promenade. The Ferengi and the hooded figure are short, and accompanied by a very tall man. The Ferengi and the tall man are helping the hooded figure to walk.
The very tall man has purple hair.
At Quark’s, Quark is telling the end of a joke to a regular customer you may have seen before. The regular customer does not laugh for a moment, until he does. (Yes, I know who he is, but he hasn’t been named in the show yet.)
Behind him, the three aliens enter. The Ferengi says “I’m looking for Quark.” Quark laughs him off, still chuckling over his joke. The Ferengi then introduces himself as Krax, and his father, Grand Nagus Zek.
Quark stops laughing and turns to face the hooded figure. The tall alien removes the hood, revealing a very old, very wrinkled Ferengi with HUGE ears.
Quark kisses the weird-ass staff and asks if the Grand Nagus is here on business or pleasure. Is there a difference, Krax asks? No, of course not, Quark agrees.
Krax says that Nagus Zek will reveal his purpose when he sees fit, but for now he just wants to use a holosuite, as he’s heard some programs are quite alluring. Quark wonders if they will be too energetic, but immediately clarifies that he is not refusing the request. He snaps his fingers and Rom hands him a small pad.
The pad has a list of 5 programs that are Quark’s personal favorite; he will be happy to select one. That won’t be necessary, says Krax, the Nagus has decided to try all 5. Nagus Zek chuckles creepily in agreement.
CUE THEME
O’Brien is back! He is supervising the school, which seems to have gotten a few more students since its beginning.
Oh boy, lots to talk about here.
The girl all the way on the right has bright pink sleeves underneath some poufy blue sleeves that look sort of like they belong on a princess dress. I can’t quite tell what’s going on with her hair, but I like it.
Nog is wearing olive colored pants over olive-colored boots that go almost to his knees. I can’t tell if he’s wearing one or two shirts – is it a solid purple shirt over a multi-colored shirt, vice-versa, or one shirt?
We already talked about Jake. He’s pretty boring compared to his classmates. Behind Jake, two girls are talking, one with a ponytail and the other with a bright pink jumpsuit that wouldn’t look out of place on a shorter, younger girl in the 80s. Only she’s tall and older and it just looks awkward to me.
To the left, there’s a kid in a teal shirt, which I approve of, and a kid with a dark red shirt and overall style pants but I assume is actually a jumpsuit.
O’Brien has to get the kids to pay attention, which takes a bit of time. He says they have two weeks to get through before Mrs. O’Brien returns from Earth, so I guess she decided to stay behind with her Mom while he had to go back to work.
He says the last assignment was to write an essay on ethics. He calls on Nog, who doesn’t have the essay and claims his pad was stolen. O’Brien wonders if he has any idea who stole it. Nog says it happened at Quark’s; he put it down on the table and there were some Vulcans nearby. He suspects the Vulcans stole his homework. O’Brien asks why they would do that. Nog suggests they don’t have ethics. The other kids laugh. Nog says Jake can vouch for him, so Jake reluctantly agrees. O’Brien is still skeptical, but says he must have the essay the next day.
Back at Quark’s, Quark asks Krax if the Nagus mentioned how long he’d be using the holosuite. The Nagus’ laughter can be heard from the lower floor. Krax says that the Nagus will be done when he’s done, and he left specific instructions not to be disturbed. Quark is concerned that the Nagus will injure himself, as he is quite old.
Quark goes to talk to Rom, who is star struck by the Nagus’ presence. Quark is concerned that the Nagus is there to take over the bar; why else would he have come out other than to buy him out for a fraction of what it’s worth. Rom suggests he refuse to sell, but Quark hits him, calls him idiot, and tells him the Nagus doesn’t take “no” for an answer.
The Nagus comes down the stairs.
He seems to be a fan of purple, wearing a purplish-blue shirt beneath some other garment (a jacket?) with purple and blue stripes and a purple cloak. The tall alien servant who accompanies him everywhere is wearing purple and green in a diamond-shaped pattern, reminding me of a character on a deck of cards.
Nagus brushes aside a glass of the drink Krax offers him, instead chugging from a bottle of some neon orange substance. He says “Good Program.” Krax says the Nagus needs rest, so Quark offers up Rom’s quarters, holding up a hand to stop Rom before he can object. Quark asks if there’s anything else he can do, and the Nagus says to invite him to dinner.
Chief is working on something that requires him to go under the floor. Sisko says he’s heard that an airlock is jammed; Chief says he’ll get a crew right on it. Sisko asks how school is going. O’Brien says he’s muddling through and counting the days until Keiko returns.
Sisko says he hopes Jake is behaving, and Chief says he’s a fine lad, but he’d find him a better friend than Nog. Sisko says this is easier said than done, as they have become inseparable. He also says he doesn’t want to force Jake to choose between himself and Nog, as he’d probably lose. Chief is skeptical, but it seems like Sisko is smart enough to know that a kid is not going to pick his Dad over a close friend. This seems like far better parenting than just forbidding Jake from seeing Nog. Sisko tells O’Brien to wait until his 3 year old daughter is 14 and he’ll know what he’s talking about.
The Ferengis are eating some wriggling grubs with chopsticks. I’ll spare you that screenshot. The weird alien who is the Nagus’ companion tastes them first before passing them on to the Nagus.
The weird alien guy’s hair is not purple, as I originally thought, but actually kind of shades of green with purple mixed in. The shoulders of his outfit are dark green and dark red. He is also wearing dark red leather-like gloves without fingertips. He has a lot of lines on his face.
The Nagus looks up at him to gauge his reaction.
His outfit is even more outlandish than I thought, with stripes going every which way, and gold detailing.
The Nagus then tries the bugs himself, and offers his compliments. “These tube grubs are chilled to perfection!” he exclaims.
The Nagus shares some family news about cousin Barbo, who has been released from a detention center. Quark does not seem thrilled to learn this. Apparently Barbo sold some defective warp drives and then was sold out by Quark, who kept the profits. Quark quotes the 6th rule of acquisition, which, as the Nagus finishes, is “Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.”
The Nagus compliments his decision to open the bar near a stable wormhole. Krax points out that Quark didn’t know the wormhole was there; Nagus says this is what makes it impressive. He had the instinct, the “ears.”
The Nagus then shouts “Boy!” and Nog, who is sitting on the floor, gets up and brings him a tray of what I think are tooth picks.
Nog is wearing more traditional dress, possibly a uniform from Quark’s that has maybe been altered to fit him. The Nagus has some crazy gold braiding on his sleeves.
Nog asks if he can go, as he has homework. Rom immediately hangs his head in shame. “Did he say “homework?” asks the Nagus. Krax explains about the Federation school run by a hu-man female. Nagus is appalled that Rom allows this.
Rom says he doesn’t want Nog to return to school and orders him to his room, and no studying. Nog says nothing, just sets down the tray again and leaves the room. Rom then apologizes to the Nagus and blames it all on the Federation ‘do-gooders.’ Nagus just comments “most distressing” and then turns to Quark.
The Nagus says he needs Quark’s bar to host a conference the next morning at 9:00 sharp. The purpose is to discuss the future and the Gamma Quadrant.
Sisko emerges from his office and Kira informs him that there is a Ferengi transport docking. They both note that there have been a lot of Ferengis arriving. Dax suggests it is Quark’s birthday. Kira advises locking up the silverware.
Sisko calls Odo, who says that he’s already on it. He’s watching the Ferengis from the upper level.
One of them enters Quark’s which is dimly lit and filled with a large table. Many Ferengi are standing around chatting. Krax is upset with Quark over the seating arrangements, as he has seated two bitter rivals beside one another. Quark orders Rom to change the seating arrangements.
The door opens and a non-Ferengi comes in – the same regular customer alien whom Quark was joking with the day before. Quark shoves him out the door and tells him they are closed; he peers curiously in the door for a moment before leaving.
Two Ferengis are arguing; one wants to know why they are waiting, and demands the Grand Nagus show his ears soon or he’s leaving. The other is Krax, who says no one can leave the conference.
The Nagus appears then suddenly from a doorway. Nagus hustles off Rom and Nog, who have been serving drinks. He prepares to leave as well, but the Nagus points to him and orders him to stay. He takes a seat in the corner, away from the table.
Nog is sitting at the upper level of the promenade, looking dejected, when Jake calls out to him.
Jake is wearing a blue and purple jumpsuit. It’s much brighter than his outfit the day before. Meanwhile, Nog is wearing a more subdued outfit of orange and yellowish-brown.
He comes to sit beside him and asks where he was that day, why he didn’t come to school. Nog says he doesn’t have to go to school and attend boring classes anymore, and it’s the right decision. He says he doesn’t belong in the school.
“Don’t you want to learn things?” Jake asks, because he’s definitely a nerd. Nog snorts. Like ethics? He asks. Nog says he is a Ferengi and it’s a waste of time because there’s no profit. He starts yelling at Jake and calls him a stupid hu-man. Jake says “I’m stupid? You’re the one not going to school!” which makes sense. Nog storms off, obviously upset.
Back at the Ferengi conference, the Nagus is congratulating the attendees on being profitable, who beat the table in appreciation of their own awesomeness. Quark rolls his eyes in the corner. The Nagus then moves on to his main point – they have trouble doing business in the Alpha Quadrant because their reputation precedes them, a reputation tainted by the lies of their competitors, who spread the impression they are not to be trusted. The other Ferengis grumble in agreement.
Now, thanks to the wormhole discovery, they can avoid such falsehoods and move to the Gamma Quadrant. They can expand their businesses. The Ferengi are overjoyed that no one there will have heard of them and their reputations are stainless. They all beat the table and laugh uproariously.
The Ferengis present are nothing if not interestingly dressed. Let us pause to study this screenshot.
Krax, the one in the front, has a low, stiff collar similar to the one he was wearing previously, with a big gold buckle on the front. His sleeves appear to be some kind of shiny velvet, perhaps.
The middle Ferengi’s jacket has a kind of iridescent quality, and his shirt is a reddish orange shade I don’t hate. The combo is maybe a bit over the top, though, since his jacket can’t decide what color it wants to be.
The third Ferengi, slumping in the back, is much more subdued. He seems to stick with dark green and brown, and a sort of necklace of large balls.
“And who shall lead us in this great endeavor?” asks one of the attendees. “Who else but my father?” Krax asks, and they all cheer the Grand Nagus.
Thank you for your confidence, but I decline the offer, says the Nagus, citing his age (“I’m old”) and he is not as greedy as he used to be. He has chosen his successor. The other Ferengi are prepared to be named as this leader. The Nagus then declares his successor will be Quark.
Quark has been only half paying attention, and is shocked, but this is nothing compared to the riotous shouting coming from the Ferengi at the table. One calls Quark a lobeless amateur. Krax asks if his father has lost his mind. Several Ferengi knock over their chairs as they get up to leave the table. They all leave.
Quark finally turns to the table, but they’ve all gone. “Congratulations,” says the Nagus, “I know you’ll do a wonderful job.”
Jake listlessly stirs some porridge or oatmeal or something while Sisko reads a pad.
He’s now wearing his orange and purple jumpsuit. Lots of costume changes for him in this episode.
Jake says he’s not hungry. Jake says that Nog is not in school, and that Nog cannot read, so it will not be fun going to school. Sisko says they can get together after school, but Jake doesn’t think Nog wants to be his friend as humans and Ferengis don’t get along.
Sisko admits that usually they do not. Jake says that shouldn’t we make friends with other cultures? Sisko says that yes that’s true, but Humans and Ferengis have very different values and they’ve never been able to form a common bond. Jake is not happy.
Sisko offers to play baseball after school, but Jake declines.
Quark is wearing a purple robe over his usual orange shirt, and carrying the freaky cane now. He likes the sound of “Grand Nagus Quark.” A random Ferengi in red comes up to him and introduces himself as Gral, his new best friend.
I’m pretty sure Gral is the guy from the conference who was wearing the iridescent multicolored jacket.
The benefits of being Nagus appear to be carrying the golden scepter with the Ferengi face on it and also a purple shawl type thing over his shoulders. Quark has not otherwise changed his dress.
Gral says he wants to protect Quark from people who are jealous and want to take his place. Quark is obviously visibly distressed, as he’s clearly not considered this before. Gral says he won’t let anyone hurt Quark as long as he lets Gral have his pick of lucrative Gamma Quadrant opportunities.
Quark runs to the old Nagus, who is lounging in a comfortable chair with a drink.
Old Nagus tells him to call him Zek and asks him to help choose a vacation destination, his first in 85 years. Quark says that Gral has threatened his life. Zek says that Gral will not be the last. Quark asks for advice.
Zek says he must surround himself with loyal men. But not too loyal; never trust anyone who places your prosperity above their own, and when in doubt be ruthless. Quark is encouraged. He asks for more advice, but Zek has stopped talking and appears to be dead. The tall servant guy comes over, looks at Zek, and shakes his head at Quark.
Now Quark is very upset.
Krax is selling off things.
Quark begs Rom to be his bodyguard. Rom is skeptical. Rom says he thought he would take over the bar since Quark would be busy as Nagus. Quark spits out his drink and laughs hysterically. Rom runs away.
Odo appears and comments that Quark does not seem to be overcome with grief. Quark tells him it’s a private funeral service. Odo gives his sympathies but says that when someone dies on his station, there are questions that must be answered.
Krax says there was nothing suspicious about Zek’s death, which was caused by an infection of the tympanic membrane – a chronic condition. Odo says he’d like Bashir to examine the body. The Ferengi all laugh.
We get a little better look at the green and brown jacket Ferengi from the conference, and learn that it’s actually a green and purple jacket. Also, he also has painted nails, so if it’s a fashion thing, it’s practiced by more than Zek.
One of them hands Odo one of the green petri dishes they have all been buying, and Krax explains that when a Ferengi of such stature dies, the body is vacuum dessicated and sold as a prized collectible.
How touching, Odo remarks.
Nog and Jake are sitting on an upper level watching people walk by.
We get this interesting shot of their feet which I’m sharing because we so rarely get a good look at shoes. Jake is wearing brownish shoes now, which match his brownish-orange and purple jumpsuit, which means he is wearing different shoes than he was earlier. Does he have a different pair of shoes to match each of his jumpsuits? This sounds like a crazy amount of shoes if he has to match them all.
Nog is wearing green boots to match his outfit also, and I just want to say that they look really cute and I want them. But maybe not in that color.
They commiserate on how their fathers say humans and Ferengis don’t get along. Jake asks if Nog still wants to be friends, and Nog says yes. They shake hands.
Odo asks Quark what it means for him to be Grand Nagus. Quark says that one must make an appointment with Rom before speaking with him (Odo thinks this is ludicrous) and that it is customary to show respect by kissing his scepter. Odo just snorts and leaves.
Someone has dropped a coin, and none of the other Ferengi notice this. Quark bends to pick it up and a thing flies over his head and explodes.
Quark hides under a table.
Odo, Sisko, and O’Brien are examining the hole in the wall created by the bomb. Thanks to some technobabble analysis, they realize it is a Ferengi locator bomb, designed to lock on to a target’s pheromones. Very deadly and accurate.
Bashir appears and reports that he’s given Quark an examination and he’s shaken but unhurt. They head off to talk to Quark.
Sisko notes Jake and Nog running and laughing together on an upper level of the promenade.
They discuss with Quark, who refuses to allow them to help him and says they’d be interfering in Ferengi affairs of state. They point out that Quark was quite lucky to have avoided the bomb; who would have wanted to hurt him?
Quark says he is suspicious of everyone, but admits that Krax would probably benefit most from his death, as Krax would be the Nagus in the event of his death. Rom points out that Gral has threatened him directly; Quark snarls at him as he did not want to share that information.
Odo asks for details on the threat, but Quark says it is none of his concern. He also says that both Gral and Krax were at the funeral when the bomb went off, so neither could have set it. Sisko points out that they could have had an accomplice. Quark says that all of Zek’s associates were at the funeral.
What about Zek’s servant, Odo asks. Maihar’du, Rom identifies him as. Was he at the funeral? Rom admits he doesn’t recall seeing him there. Quark says he does not either, then they both leave.
Odo says that Hupyrian servants are renowned for their devotion to their employers; it’s odd that he didn’t show up at the funeral.
Jake is drinking some juice. Sisko says he came in after midnight. Jake says he was busy with stuff. Jake says he was hanging around with Nog but not doing anything wrong. Jake says he can’t tell Sisko what he was doing because it’s private.
Jake is wearing the blue and purple jumpsuit again.
Sisko is not pleased. He orders Jake to be home in time for dinner. Jake agrees and leaves for school.
A Ferengi named Nava is talking to Quark about gouge mining. He feels he’s done all he can do in that field and wants to find profit elsewhere. He wants to introduce synthehol to the Gamma Quadrant.
Nava is the green and brown purple jacket wearing Ferengi who was at the conference. For some reason he has two shiny balls under his chin.
Quark asks if the Ferengi was pleased when he was announced as Nagus. No. He asks if he came and offered support. No.
“Yet now you call me Nagus. But is it out of true friendship? No, you only pretend to show me respect so I will grant you this immense opportunity.”
I think the first time I saw this episode I had not yet seen The Godfather, but now I basically just laughed through this whole section.
The Ferengi offers to split things 50-50, so Quark agrees. Krax compliments him on the deal as Nava leaves. Quark tells them to cancel the rest of his appointments for the day as he is tired of being benevolent, and plans to head to bar and check the receipts.
After Quark leaves, Krax says to Rom that Quark will become very popular if he keeps handing out choice opportunities. Rom says they will have to come up with a new plan that is more reliable than a locator bomb, something that can’t possibly fail to kill his dear brother.
Sisko is playing with the ball and glove when Dax comes by. She says she was going to ask him to play chess but he is sitting down to dinner. Sisko says he sat down a half-hour earlier, when Jake was supposed to be home. Aubergine stew. Dax says it looks delicious; I am skeptical.
Sisko says Jake is out with Nog and it will be hard to survive his adolescence; his own was hard enough. Dax thinks they should have a talk; children need to know their boundaries. She was a mother three times and a father twice. Sisko asks which was easier, and she admits she wasn’t very successful either way, but she advises that he find Jake and bring him home to eat his dinner. Sisko asks the computer to find Jake; he is in Cargo Bay 14. Sisko heads out to find him. Dax helps herself to aubergine stew.
Sisko heads to the cargo bay and immediately hears Jake and Nog’s voices. He creeps in quietly and it becomes obvious they are reading some school document about Bajor. Nog is trying to read and Jake is encouraging him.
So, I know that the Ferengis prioritize commerce over book learning, but it seems kind of outlandish that Nog wouldn’t be able to read. Does Quark know how to read? Does Rom? There are definitely contracts involved in commerce (a contract that Quark made with a Dabo girl came up in an earlier episode) so it would be helpful for Nog to learn to read contracts. Is this a task that is not taught until later in life, or is it a thing that Rom and/or Quark have failed at in Nog’s education?
Also, when Keiko started the school, did she not do any kind of assessment to see where the kids’ learning levels were? I know functional illiteracy is more common than we think, but I also feel like this would have come out in a school environment.
Anyway, Sisko decides against interrupting this activity, and leaves.
Rom is helping Quark into some clothing and Quark is complaining that Rom is strangling him. Quark is planning to head through the wormhole. He notes that it is odd that Zek never mentioned traveling to the Gamma Quadrant and opening negotiations with one of its worlds. Rom is focused on the honor of completing one of those negotiations.
Rom brings up the topic of the bar again, “Since you have so much and I have so little…” but Quark is dismissive, and says this is the way it was meant to be.
Odo notices Zed’s servant entering an airlock.
There’s also a woman in a blue Bajoran uniform sipping a drink, but there’s nothing interesting to say about her.
Quark heads through the promenade with Krax and Rom trailing him with compliments. Quark suggests bringing along a Dabo girl for prestige.
Quark has changed from his upholstery jacket to his paisley jacket, perhaps because the purple cloak thing goes better with it. Rom’s jacket also looks more interesting from this angle.
Krax says the negotiators will be impressed enough by Quark himself to agree to everything.
Maihar’du passes through the airlock. Odo tries to follow him. The door is locked so Odo turns to his liquid state and slides beneath the cracks in the door, then reforms on the opposite side.
Krax gives a little speech about how historic the occasion is and then opens the airlock for Quark to pass through first.
We get this nice shot of the back of Quark’s Nagus Cape before he notices there is no ship docked there. He runs back to the first door just as they close it, and berates them both for bringing him to the wrong airlock. He doesn’t seem to understand at first that they’re against him.
He begins pounding on the door and shouting for them to open the door. He tries beating on the door with his scepter. Krax tells him he’s been voted out of office. Quark pleads with Rom. Rom says that Quark was going to toss him out the airlock. Quark says he didn’t mean it. Rom says that he does, and that “Rom’s” is a good name for a bar.
Rom moves to push the button, but before he can do so, a familiar voice commands them all to release him.
It is Grand Nagus Zek, alive! He’s appeared along with Maihar’du and Odo. Odo opens the door and comments that Quark needed his help after all.
Rom and Krax are stunned to see Zek alive. Zek says he was not dead, he was in a sleeping trance, and Maihar’du taught it to him. It was a test to see if Krax was ready to take his place. He failed miserably. Krax runs after him, saying that he was about to grab power.
“You don’t grab power,” Zek retorts, “you accumulate it quietly without anyone noticing.” Krax is confused. Zek tells him the bar is the key; he could have sat there quietly and gathered about all the info he needed and let Quark hold the scepter while he controlled everything from the shadows. Then, when everything was running smoothly, he could have taken over everything.
Krax tries to defend himself, but Nagus Zek tells him he’s tired of excuses and orders him back to the ship as they’ll be leaving. Krax leaves.
Quark gives Nagus Zek his scepter back. He says he will have to oversee establishment of the Ferengi presence in the Gamma Quadrant, which is sad because he was looking forward to retirement. He says he’ll pass along any deals to Quark that he hears about. He compliments Quark’s running of the bar and says maybe one day he’ll come back and buy it from him. Laughing histerically, he leaves, with Maihar’du helping him. Quark laughs nervously.
“So Rom,” he says then, as Rom walks by, “you were going to toss me out an airlock?” Rom starts to apologize, but Quark approves, saying he didn’t think Rom had the lobes. Such wonderful treachery deserves a reward, and he’ll make him the assistant manager of policy and clientele at Quark’s.
What does that mean, Rom asks? Quark doesn’t know as he just made it up, but also offers to buy him a drink.
Jake asks Nog when they want to meet the next day. Nog suggests the next day. They notice a woman walk by and stop to watch her.
Sisko is nearby and calls him over. He says he was waiting for him and calls him a great boy, then tells him to go be with his friend.
I’m going to add an opinion on here at the end and say that even though this is a Quark centric episode, I really like the way it affects Nog’s character. He’s not a very important character so far, but I think the episode does a good job of showing how Nog is torn between Ferengi and hu-man cultures. He’s presumably spent most of his life around Ferengi family members and business associates and isn’t rebellious enough to detach from that, but he’s influenced enough by Jake and presumably by the other cultures on the station, to maybe be thinking about how always focusing on profit might not be the best value system.
Quark doesn’t change. In the last episode, we saw that even when lives were threatened, Quark was thinking about himself and his profit. He’s torn at times, but ultimately his society and his culture are too ingrained. Nog is younger, and closer to other non-Ferengis.
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