Jumping Off Again About Garak And Moral Convictions - Two Of The Best Examples Of Garaks... Questionable

jumping off again about garak and moral convictions - two of the best examples of garaks... questionable morality in the show are broken link and in the pale moonlight. we really see in those episodes the kind of fucked up things he's both willing and capable of doing. what's interesting though is that broken link was a reflexive, panic response that came from him alone. like he hears the voice of the link say that the founders plan to essentially kill all cardassians, then he rushes as soon as he can to the weapons systems, fucks up bypassing the security system, and when he's caught, instead of backing off, he tries to attack worf of all people, like he'd have any hope of winning that fight. on his own, he came up with bad plan and got caught almost immediately.

compare that to itpm where he's working under siskos directives and you can see where he really shines. he anticipates siskos needs, going above and beyond. he prepares for contingencies and gives sisko as much plausible deniability as he can. he murders cleanly and efficiently. when he has sisko holding his leash he's an incredibly effective asset.

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6 months ago

i'm watching ds9 in italian for the first time, I got to the point where Julian meets garak for the first time.

I don't know if "enjoyable company" is an actual euphemism for sexual intercourse in the english language, but "gradevole compagnia", which is what garak says in the italian dubbing, DEFINITELY IS.

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1 year ago

Cant stop thinking about how odo having marathon sex for 3 days was enough for quarks 5’4 self to snap and attempt to body slam a 500 pound jem hadar soldier

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BAHAHAHA

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starfleet-xenobotanist

3 weeks ago

The next time you've got a friend over, set an example and put your phone on the table, visibly there but not too far away, to let them know that you're intentionally present, not distracted, your attention is undivided and you want to be fully focused on being right there to spend time with them. Don't mention it or draw attention to this, you're not doing this to be preachy or wanting praise, you just want to be a good friend and you value your friend's time. Ideally, your friend will either notice this or even pick it up without conscious notice, and set their own phone aside on the table as well.

Then, when your friend takes a minute to go to the bathroom, grab your phone and take a photo of your friend's phone sitting on your table. Do not touch it, and put your own phone back exactly where it was immediately once you've got the picture. Carry on with whatever you two were doing.

Once your time is up and your friend has left for home, wait for a good 15 minutes or so, for them to either get back home or be well on their way there. Text your friend, "hey, you forgot your phone", and send them the photo you took of their phone on your table. Set a stopwatch running from the moment your friend sees the message.

Measure how many seconds it takes for your friend to process this and tell you to go fuck yourself.

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8 months ago

Some Examples Of Cardassian Civilian Clothing From The It’s A Wrap! Auction Archive. I Decided To Only

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starfleet-xenobotanist

1 year ago

1/15 gif: julian and garak are in the infirmary, garak is on the medical treatment bench with julian behind him. julian crosses his hands behind his back and says, “someone should do a study.” garak is examining his face in the mirror as he says, “A study?”

2/15 gif: julian looks down at garak and explains, “to try and figure out why some people can't bring themselves to trust anyone, even if it's in their own best interest.” garak holds still as julian keeps talking.

3/15 gif: garak says, “why is it no one ever believes me, even when i'm telling the truth?”

4/15 gif: julian moves from behind garak to in front of him, he grabs the mirror tablet as he goes. “have you ever heard the story about the boy who cried wolf?” he asks garak, who replies with a “no.”

5/15 gif: julian is doing something on the tablet as he explains the story about the boy who cried wolf, “it's a children's story about a young shepherd boy who gets lonely while tending his flock. so he cries out to the villagers that a wolf is attacking the sheep.”

6/15 gif: julian is still fiddling with the tablet as he continues, “the people come running, but of course there's no wolf. he claims that it's run away, and the villagers praise him for his vigilance.”

7/15 gif: garak stands up from the medical treatment bench, and goes to julian. he says, “clever lad. a charming story.“

8/15 gif: julian looks up from the tablet, “i'm not finished.” and resumes the tale, “the next day the boy does it again, and the next day, too, and on the fourth day a wolf really comes.”

9/15 gif: julian looks up and gestures with his hand as he narrates, “the boy cries out at the top of his lungs, but the villagers ignore him and the boy and his flock are gobbled up.”

10/15 gif: camera cuts to garak from the chest up while showing the back of julian from the shoulders up. garak says, “well that's a little graphic for children, wouldn't you say?”

11/15 gif: camera cuts to julian from the waist up and garak from the back. julian who ignores the tablet now and tells garak, “but the point is, if you lie all the time, nobody's going to believe you even when you're telling the truth.”

12/15 gif: camera cuts to back to garak. he questions julian, “are you sure that's the point, doctor?”

13/15 gif: camera cuts to julian once more, he says, “of course. what else could it be?”

14/15 gif: garak turns in place to walk away as he says, “that you should never tell the same lie twice.” he walks off frame.

15/15 gif: julian watches garak walking off while shaking his head.

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their faces are absolutely priceless there is no heterosexual explanation for Garak

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starfleet-xenobotanist

5 months ago

Based on Cardassian views on the medical profession (female dominated) and arguing (whore behavior), I think Dukat should have been scandalized to have an alien twink doctor get snippy with him in order to get a blood screening from him.

"And I find you offensive." Okay, here's my arm, man. Whatever you say, beautiful. But I have a wife.

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4 months ago

Robert Hewitt Wolfe's drunk answers about DS9 sex: a highlights reel

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starfleet-xenobotanist

11 months ago

a one-panel grayscale comic drawn in the style of gay comic artist gerard p. donelan, featuring garak and bashir from star trek deep space nine, specifically the episode our man bashir. garak looks around at the decor, and the caption reads as him saying "Tell me again, the difference between eclectic and tacky?"

rom and quark walking together. rom is smiling at quark, who is well-dressed, and talking while carrying several large shopping bags. the caption reads as quark saying, "I spend all this latinum on clothes so I don't HAVE to join a gym."

a single-panel comic of julian bashir and jadzia dax, they are in julian's quarters. julian is trying on his silver tennis jumpsuit and glaring down at jadzia, who is talking and laying on his bed which is strewn with clothes. the caption reads as jadzia saying, "Face fact, girlfriend. Butch is NOT your color."

Gul Dukat and Captain Sisko walking together. sisko is holding a raktajino and glancing in an annoyed way at Dukat, who is following close behind him with a hand on his shoulder, and excitedly saying "Tell me, Captain, is flogging still practiced on board ship?"

Garak, wearing a long, backless evening gown with opera gloves, looks annoyed as he opens his door to Julian Bashir, who is wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie. the caption reads as garak saying, "You did NOT say, 'black tie!' You said, 'formal!'"

Sisko and Garak sitting at a table together eating lunch. Sisko holds a raktajino and glances knowingly over his shoulder, while Garak leans towards him, gesturing with a spoon and saying, "He's not hung... but he IS very politically astute."

a single-panel comic of quark and odo at a brunch buffet table. odo is looking down his nose judgingly at Quark, who is leaning over to load up his plate with grubs. the caption reads as Quark saying, "Oh, please, girlfriend. Isn't brunch a little too early for attitude?"

Garak sitting and holding a glass of kanar, gesturing in an effeminate way with one hand and looking behind his shoulder at Quark, who is holding a bottle of kanar. the caption reads as Garak saying, "Darling! ... Being a bitchy queen is just about the most fun you can have without a phase disruptor!"

garak and julian bashir facing each other, dressed in reference to the episode "distant voices." julian is scowling at garak, who is handing him a present and saying, "So, is this the birthday that you officially enter spinsterhood? Or is that next year?"

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH YAAYYYY

to fight my artblock i decided to redraw some gerard p donelan comics as ds9. but once i started i could not stop....

so heres all deep space 9 of them. lol. again the poses and captions are lifted straight from his comics all i did was put space guys on there! please enjoy

(id in alt text btw!)

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effervescent.... deep space nine

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starfleet-xenobotanist

1 year ago