NOG: I want to thank you for all that you did for me.
VIC: That’s not necessary. You did something for me too. You gave me a chance to see what it’s like to have a life.
NOG: Well you’re going to have that chance again. I’ve made arrangements with my uncle Quark to keep your programme running twenty six hours a day from now on.
He wasent stealing it, the federation kindly didn’t charge rent for utilities or for repairs. Sisko used that as leverage on him in "the bar association."
Quark is summoned to the captain’s office, where Sisko tells him that he wants the strike ended and things back to normal, so Quark is to sit down with Rom and hammer out an agreement by the end of the day. Quark says that Sisko doesn’t understand; merely talking to a union violates the core aspects of Ferengi culture. Sisko says that he may not understand Ferengi culture, but he does know who holds the lease on Quark’s – the Federation. The Federation has been extremely lenient, not charging Quark for rent, repairs, or the large amount of power the bar requires but that ends today. Sisko then reads off a list of things Quark owes; five years back rent, maintenance requests and the drain on the station’s power. After some quick calculations, Sisko asks Quark if he knows how much latinum that is. Quark pales, says that it is a lot, and agrees to talk to his brother.
They get a dedicated holosuite at below hourly cost, Quark never has to find customers to rent it out to, has 24 hour usage, and doesn’t have to send someone to clean it.
It would make The Doc over at Voyager proud.
Meanwhile, Quark’s out one holosuite for a chunk of potential customers, footing the bill for power consumption, and chipping away at his profits.
I took it more like a screen saver in that they let Vic’s program run when nothing else was in use.
Suspending the program is just making Vic take a nap.
NOG: I want to thank you for all that you did for me.
VIC: That’s not necessary. You did something for me too. You gave me a chance to see what it’s like to have a life.
NOG: Well you’re going to have that chance again. I’ve made arrangements with my uncle Quark to keep your programme running twenty six hours a day from now on.
VIC: What?
NOG: It’s my gift to you.
How much did Quark charge NOG for that?
Never disclosed, but we know Nog’s a resourceful kid. Might have invested or gambled with the money made from that coming of age ceremony.
Three words:
Self
Sealing
Stembolts
Please, he was stealing that power in the first place - and Sisko knew the whole time.
Good memory. I vaguely recall some sort of extortion/bargaining scene.
He wasent stealing it, the federation kindly didn’t charge rent for utilities or for repairs. Sisko used that as leverage on him in "the bar association."
Was just about to post the text from the episode before your edit. So it was a bargained extortion.
edit: here it is anyway
I mean, in a situation where one party is being extremely generous and the other is operating in bad faith, it’s an appropriate response.
Or, through the Federation lens: Sisko simply met Quark on his cultural level.
I’m sure Quark has organized some deal
They get a dedicated holosuite at below hourly cost, Quark never has to find customers to rent it out to, has 24 hour usage, and doesn’t have to send someone to clean it.