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If you could live anywhere, where would you and why?I'm tempted to say in a holosuite, so that I'd never be bored and I could visit the mountains in the summer, the shore in the winter...but it wouldn't be real. And I can't think of any single physical location that would give me everything I want, otherwise...so I suppose it doesn't matter where I
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An interesting answer I never thought of that one myself. I think it would be nice to live in the holosuite for a time but after awhile I'd be afraid it would distort your sense of what is real and what isn't. Besides as you said it's not the same as the real thing. It would lack the smell, the aura the smaller things that defines reality.
If there is one place you should visit I would definatly suggest Betazed. I've been there a few times myself during my days with the Dominion. It is a beautiful world to put it mildly. I think there is nothing I miss about the Dominion save for my brief time I spent there...I've been told that in the ancient days Cardassia used to have massive trees like the ones found there. That is proberbly the only thing I miss about being Legate to the Dominion; being able to spend time there...
I wonder whether I could bear to see Cardassia again...to see Garak,
I'm glad to hear Garak survived the war...If you don't mind my asking how is he doing? Or have you not spoken to him since everything drew to a close?
I wish that I could say it had been an exciting week; even having watched Captain Sisko for so many years, I had no concept of the amount of paperwork entailed in running things.
*Grins*
I never thought I'd live to say this but I almost envy you. It seems like it's been forever since I actually had a boring moment. I think I've forgotten what it's like...I understand completely how things can be and I look forward to continuing our discussions when time permits.
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Betazed...I don't think I'm ready to see it. I'm still so angry about what was done there during the war, and in truth, Damar, I'm furious that the Cardassians allowed the Dominion to take advantage of that peaceful world and its people...
Yes, Garak survived the war, though I wasn't sure you'd actually be glad about that, or at least admit to it. *smiles, humored* He seems to be doing as well as expected...working very hard, trying to prevent a resurgence of the old hostilities. Dr. Bashir communicates with him far more often than I do.
And any time you get nostalgic for going over thirty Ferengi export permits, just let me know...I'd be happy to let you take over the paperwork!
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Really? I wasn't aware. Yet I can see how tempting it would be especially when you consider everything that is or was in your case going on.
Betazed...I don't think I'm ready to see it. I'm still so angry about what was done there during the war, and in truth, Damar, I'm furious that the Cardassians allowed the Dominion to take advantage of that peaceful world and its people...
*Bristles to her words and retorts sharply.*
Do you really think we had much choice in the matter? To refuse their demands would seal our own fates. We needed resources and Betazed was rich with it.
*Catches himself as he calms down slightly.*
At the time I was too busy trying to earn the respect of Cardassia and prove to myself that I was worthy of my new title. I never really...thought much about the consequences of my actions or lack of them. My people needed resources of mass proportions and Betazed had more then enough to provide Cardassia with it.
I'm sorry if that offends you but at the time that was the main motivation. We were suffering from the war with the Klingons and it seemed like the most appropriate course of action.
*He doesn't dare tell her how much he proud he was when he showed his wife the beauty of the Betazed homeworld, as though he "conquered" it for her only.
How he would go out of his way to spend time there. How he felt as though he was stepping back into the ancient times of Cardassia when in the presence of the massive trees who's branches reached to the sky. Or the fact he still had dreams of that place...*
I trust now that the Dominion in your universe has been destroyed, that Betazed is no longer under Cardassian rule?
Yes, Garak survived the war, though I wasn't sure you'd actually be glad about that, or at least admit to it.
*Smirks*
He is a great annoyance but admitly he is also good ally to have.
*pauses before quickly adding*
Just don't tell him I said that. Somehow I'm not surprised that he's working to keep hostilities under control. I hope he is successful.
And any time you get nostalgic for going over thirty Ferengi export permits, just let me know...I'd be happy to let you take over the paperwork!
Hardly. I never had much patience for paperwork and even less so now. Still if time were ever to permit I would like to visit Deep Space 9 at some point. Of course it would be only for a short time but I would like to see how things are doing for Cardassia and my old comrades.
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And that, of course, justifies leading the Dominion there. Because your people needed resources. The needs of the people of Betazed were naturally irrelevant, just as the people of Bajor were irrelevant during the Occupation except as slave labor. Damar, how can you expect me of all people to swallow this sort of justification! You want to claim the Dominion held phasers to your heads and said "Take us to a planet rich in resources," I still won't justify it but I might understand it. But you expect my sympathy over your trying to solidify your own position by invading a peaceful world?
I trust now that the Dominion in your universe has been destroyed, that Betazed is no longer under Cardassian rule?
Thankfully, no. It's going to take almost as long for them to rebuild as it will take Cardassia, however.
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I can't believe you'd think I'd ever want your sympathy! I hardly expect you to understand; your the heroic warrior who never does anything wrong.
Says sarcastically not wanting to admit that her words bother him greatly.
Do you think the conquerers really ever care about the ones they've conquered? Do you really think the Dominion ever gave a damn about Cardassia or her people? Hardly. When the Dominion "conquered" Betazed, I hardly thought of their needs, I was only thinking of Cardassia's. That was how I was brought up, how I was trained. Cardassia first, all else second.The Dominion wanted the Alpha Quadrant to be conquered and I wanted my people to survive. Its simple as that and at the time it was foolishly viewed as a good compromise.
Of course we didn't go about it properly by Federation terms, but need I have to remind you that even in our darkest hours we do place value on life. Where as the Dominion would have just annihilated the entire planet without question, the majority of the population remained alive under Cardassia's "rule".
Sighs deeply managing to calm himself down reminding himself once more that she no longer is the enemy. Rubbing his temples for a moment he glances away felling oddly childish.
Why am I even having this arguement with you? Of course I can't properly justify my actions. Don't you think I would have done so already if I could? All I can say was that everything was so out of control back then. I was unprepared and unfit for the title given to me and like a child given too much power, I abused it.
Would it make you feel better if I said I 'chose' Betazed because I knew it was beautiful? Because it reminded me of my own world in ancient times? That I was jealous of their freedom how they managed to avoid this nightmare completly while we got dragged into this because of our situation with the Klingons.
I'm sorry for their situation as I'm sorry for so many things I've done in the past. I can't go back and change it now and I certainly don't expect any sympathy for it, nor do I want it.
These are my crimes and the crimes of my people's past. We are paying that price with our blood and all I can hope for that in the end the lesson that we were meant to learn, was learnt.
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