realtalk, tbh Garak literally makes more sense as a Jadzia-adjacent tertiary character
- both have had “past lives” that they discuss in humorous ways
- both have gone off on a trip and then murdered a dude because they were all fucked up on Blood (this is an important experience and they would be able to relate to one another in ways specific to being fucked up on Blood)
- game masters (dabo & kotra)
- excel at drinking
- kickass clothes & rad fashion sense
- sense of detachment based on having a very disaffected view on whether they live or die / find bad shit hilarious
- graduates of institutions founded on deceit and the belief that you have the right to determine someone else’s life trajectory based solely on nigh-arbitrary standards
- old bastards
I think the writers were just afraid if they had them onscreen at the same time they’d just be too cool and make the rest of the station look less cool
this isn’t to exclude bashir and garak though obvs, imho this is just one of my excuses for More Garak Episodes
