#ugly little alien dealer ( ooc )

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NEW FERENGI TIMELINE — combining elements from this post && this post, since @constablegoo && i have since changed the pacing of things.

2363-2369 — the events of "the kind of thing that could be"

2368 — giax && siraba flee ferenginar && stow away on the enterprise-d.

2369 — the federation takes over terok nor. quark is blackmailed into staying on the station. dr. reyga's studies on metaphasic shielding are tested on board the enterprise. after a near-death event, his hypothesis is proven plausible && he goes on to do great things with his research. he invites siraba && giax to travel with him; they decline due to safety concerns but remain in touch,

2370 — pel arrives on ds9 after leaving ferenginar. they subsequently depart for the gamma quadrant.

2371 — nog applies to starfleet academy

2372 — nog starts at starfleet academy. giax && siraba arrive on ds9, seeking federation asylum.

2373 — nog does his second year field study on ds9

2374 — nog is given a field commission of ensign, two years early. pel returns to ds9 briefly during the events of "profit and lace" (as chronicled here).

2375 —  nog is promoted to lieutenant jr. grade, following the end of the dominion war. rom becomes grand nagus. odo leaves ds9 to rejoin the link for six months. following his return, he && quark only see each other a handful of times, as their responsibilities keep them busy. siraba, while away on an exchange with denobulan scientists, first meets @zeveth. the two later begin working together, somewhat begrudgingly, on a cure for the jem'hadar's reliance on ketracel-white once zeveth takes refuge on ds9.

2376 — nog returns to san francisco for an honorary graduation with the rest of his class. quark is offered a job managing branches of a ferengi-operated casino around the alpha quadrant. he considers going, but realizes he doesn't want to leave. quark && odo admit in their own way to feelings they have been harboring on && off for years. there's an almost-unspoken agreement to the start of a relationship, one that they don't rush, && don't put a name to for a while. siraba && zeveth also start dating around this time.

2377 — nog is promoted to a full lieutenant

2380 — nog becomes the assistant chief engineer of ds9

2381 — nog is promoted to lieutenant commander

2384 — nog becomes the chief engineer of ds9

2385 — nog formally switches to the command track && promoted to commander. quark begins opening chain locations of his bar across the galaxy, traveling when necessary, but keeping ds9 as his home base. 

2386 — qelet is assimilated by the borg.

2387 — qelet's reclamation process takes place between ohniaka iii && ferenginar.

2388 — qelet enters starfleet academy, sponsored by nog.

2390 — nog is promoted to captain, is sent on a 1-year exploratory && diplomatic mission to the gamma quadrant. quark opens a branch of his bar on freecloud, && decides to move there with odo.

2391 — jake && nog get engaged.

2392 — quark and odo take in an orphaned [bajoran] child. jake and nog get married

2393 — odo proposes, && they get married themselves. qelet graduates starfleet academy && is stationed on ds9.

2453 — on his 100th birthday, nog retires from active starfleet service after a long and distinguished career. he becomes the official federation ambassador to ferenginar, a role in which he serves until his death (which is not for a while. he lives a long time, close if not up to the upper limit for ferengi, which is 300 years).

2475 — grand nagus rom retires, && is succeeded by his granddaughter ishka ii

2483 — quark and odo have been living on freecloud for over 90 years. in that time, they’ve adopted and raised a number of children, and quark has come into quite a large amount of money and power. keeping his chain of bars open, he and odo leave freecloud and “retire” to ds9, where they open a small cafe together (yes, together.) it’s called QUARK (& odo)’s because they’re very original lmao.

2550 — quark retires for real, and he and odo go to ferenginar where they stay until quark’s death (probably around 2580-2590).

3186 — iba is assigned to the uss nog, an 80% ferengi starfleet ship, as a science officer.

3187 — iba makes contact with odo, who is living alone on ferenginar, seeking his assistance.

3189 — iba is transferred to the uss discovery.

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obligatory 'me && @constablegoo are in california visiting @kardasior this week' post

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i'm gonna be real i'm kinda living for pic s3??? i know we're only two eps in but i'm enjoying it more than i enjoyed the first 2 eps of the other seasons lmao. honestly my biggest qualm (which has been an ongoing issue) is that we are backsliding on all the work ds9 did to make the ferengi not be villains. for once can we PLEASE just have a ferengi starfleet officer or a mention of captain nog. literally on my knees begging.

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happy new year, y’all! one of my resolutions is to be active here again, on a regular, if low-activity basis. 

with that said — please like this post if you’d like to remain mutuals... && want to actively write. there is absolutely NO pressure, && i know it’s hard to stay interested in writing with someone whose activity has been really finicky for months, but i want to make sure that the people on my dash are folks i’m engaging with! 

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🤸 starter call but if you don't specify muse i'm giving you whoever i want && you'll just have to deal with it

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shockingly, pic s3 continues to be good.

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not to talk about baccano on this blog too but quark would be a great information broker oh my god this is gonna be a problem isn't it

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quark b.accano verse is called beetles for sale && that's a joke that takes so many layers to understand

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i always wear myself out doing a single reply here idk

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sometimes i miss writing picard

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just in case you forgot how insane i am about ferengi (smiles with all my teeth)

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anyway, b.accano-verse quark still runs a casino-bar situation && is the primary bartender but he is actually just an independent information broker who does business with individuals as well as larger brokerages like the daily days.

&& B.ACCANO VERSE VIC... he also runs a hotel casino lounge, where he's the headline singer... like, this is just canon, we're just removing the star trek / hologram element.

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all the new xbs from pic s3 arriving on ohniaka iii

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i really do wanna unpack all this borg shit via hugh threads...

i think picard && jack && basically anyone who got temporarily assimilated could use a nice vacation to ohniaka iii && maybe some free therapy courtesy of the best counselors the reclamation project has to offer

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wrote three things today. yay!

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doing some blog cleanup... i think i'm gonna leave my muse list as it is. i really do miss zhaban though. killing him off was such a shit move.