Star Trek - DS9 - Saratoga - Book 18 by Michael Jan Friedman
Author:Michael Jan Friedman [Michael Jan Friedman]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-08-07T14:12:10.658000+00:00
CHAPTER
lO
JAKE COULDN'T HELP but be aware of how empty his
quarters felt without his father around. He had hoped
having Nog over for a Fretillian fizz would change
that. Unfortunately Nog wasn't very good company
lately.
"He's in trouble," said the Ferengi, leaning back
into Sisko's couch. "I know he is."
Jake shook his head. "You don't know that. Your
father might be doing a great job."
Nog grunted. "I know my father. And I tell you, he
is not doing a great job at all. Despite his good
intentions, he may throw a..." He paused, searching
for the right idiom.
"A what?" asked the human.
"You know," said the Ferengi, looking annoyed.
"An implement used by animals or something--
small, hairy animals with bowlegs. You said they were
your ancestors, though I think you were joking."
Jake thought for a moment. Finally it came to him.
"A monkey wrench," he announced triumphantly.
"Yes," said Nog, pointing at him. "A monkey
wrench, exactly. That is what my father will throw
into the negotiations."
The human sighed. "You've got to have confidence
in him, Nog--the same way you would want him to
have confidence in you."
The Ferengi peered up at him. "You don't under-
stand. My father is putting his career on the line--
maybe even his life."
Jake looked at him askance. "His life? What do you
mean?"
Nog scowled. "I mean my father hasn't exactly
impressed anyone with his ability to transact busi-
ness. And a Ferengi without a head for business has
no future. He might as well be dead."
The human scowled back at him. "You really
believe that?"
Nog gnawed pensively on one of his knuckles.
"No," he said at last. "Not really. But all the rest of
my people believe it, so what difference does it make
what I think?"
"It makes a lot of difference," Jake insisted. "I
don't think your father cares all that much what other
Ferengi think. But I think he'd be hurt if he thought
he'd disappointed you."
His friend pondered the advice. After a while, it
seemed to comfort him. "I suppose you're right," he
said, "in a hu-man kind of way."
Jake smiled. "That's the only way I know."
"You know," said Nog, cheering up visibly, "I think
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