the more i think about it the more i’m convinced the ds9 higher-ups just
keep garak around for shits and giggles. like. “this guy is a high-level
threat to our security and he could probably hack the entire station if
he tried but he’s a good laugh sometimes so he can stick around i guess.”
garak: dukat my good bitch. still wearing that generic military commander ensemble number i see? your sense of fashion hasn’t aged well - but then neither have you, so i suppose it’s a good match.
the ds9 crew:
they keep him around for the purposes of dragging dukat mercilessly, hemming fashionable pants, and the occasional convenient assassination that starfleet wouldn’t approve of
