“I did you a favor and didn’t tell her about the three of her students dressed as zombies you sent to the infirmary. I had to bribe Dr. Bashir to keep it quiet.”

“Julian? What could he probably want as a bribe?”

“I have to arrange a fancy dinner with Garak. Quark is making out nicely in the exchange. Had to rent out one of his holosuites for the whole evening. I shouldn’t even be telling you this, but I thought you should know why he’s grinning from ear to ear even though his brother has a fractured femur.”

“That was Rom? I thought it was a living scarecrow with a jack-o’-lantern for a head!”

“Nerys, he wasn’t even wearing a costume!”

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