Reviewer: Nerys Ghemor Signed [Report This]
Date: 20 Aug 2009 05:32 Title: Chapter 7

Uh-oh...has Cthulhu just docked at the station?  That was the first thing I thought when I saw that alien word...

From a few chapters earlier--I REALLY thought you had an interesting look at Garak there.  Could it be, perhaps, that there is at least one (pathetically beaten) better angel of his nature somewhere in there?  It almost seemed like that crack in his shell, the fact that he responded so quickly not to save his own life, but to take care of Jake, Nog, AND the Bajoran girl, disturbed him.

Perhaps because giving that "angel" a real voice would mean having to reflect on his own life in a way he really, really does not want to.

Overall, I am truly amazed by this story and how quickly you managed to come up with it and write it, thus far!  (Of course, PLEASE do not feel you must maintain any particular speed, especially with you being sick.  I'll be here whenever you're ready.)

Author's Response: Hmm, Cthulhu in a space ship. That would be interesting! They're just really ugly aliens. Really, really ugly.
With Garak it's so hard to say. That's a theme I hope to return to in time with him. I can't leave that hanging as a plot thread, so perhaps in another story down the line, he'll figure out why he saved the kids. I have my own theory, but I'm not telling yet.
This was one of those stories that pretty much wrote itself. I had a nightmare which gave me the kernel of it, and then it just started flowing. I had no idea it would be so long, and I hope it doesn't suffer for the length. One day soon, I'll have to give O'Brien more than a bit part. I think he may have felt a little left out this time around.
Now that it's finished, I can rest easier. The medicine the doc gave me is amazingly helpful. Thanks for the concern and consideration, and thanks for the wonderful review!