Mauvaise Chance, Lobby. Night.

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

Quark's radio show had gone particularly awful today. He sat behind the counter of the Mauvaise lobby, drinking Slug-o-cola because he didn't really want to get drunk. He wanted to be sober when Brunt came back. So he'd be able to chew him out to his best ability.

[ooc: Open if you like, but thread with Quark and Brunt locked to them.]

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[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Brunt entered through the front doors, smiling. He strutted to the counter and tapped his fingers.

"I've had a lovely visit so far, Quark," he said.

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

"Really? You do realize that anyone can get Oo-mox at The Sin, right?" Quark said, standing up. "I'll level with you. I've not made a single strip of latinum since coming here."

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Brunt shuddered. "You say that as if I should be impressed at your honesty." His lip twitched. "It's revolting, Quark. You're in a position to exploit an entire economy based on nothing, and yet you're being outperformed by hoo-mons."

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

"Normally you'd be happy to find something like that out," Quark said. "I came here for a retirement, not for business. I had to--"

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"You had to do nothing," Brunt said. "You ran away from your people, your brother, everything that you were, Quark." He wretched again. "I have reports here that could ruin your reputation forever. You'd become a laughing stock in the history books, if I let people know what you've been up to."

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

"What exactly do you want?" Quark asked, fuming slightly.

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"This isn't about what I want," Brunt said, grimacing. "It's what the Nagus wants."

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

"Rom sent you?" Quark's eyes bugged.

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"He wants you back, Quark. For some reason your stupid brother misses you." Brunt shuddered. "I'm here to make sure he gets his wish."

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

"What's in it for you," Quark asked.

It really wasn't a question at this point. If Rom wanted him back, he was going to go.

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Chief Financial Advisor," Brunt said, rubbing his hands together. "Just another step up the old ladder. Right there, next to his eminence. Coaching him."

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

Quark sneered. "And if I don't go back, you ruin me," he said. "Guess I don't have much of a choice."

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Excellent," Brunt clapped his hands and held them together. "I didn't even have to resort to threats of exploiting the hoo-mons here. You might still be a Ferengi after all. Maybe."

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

"I'm more Ferengi than you'll ever be," Quark growled. "I'll leave tonight. I don't have any contracts that can't be broken."

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Breaking contracts again, Quark? I thought you'd learned your lesson." Brunt snickered.

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

"A contract is a contract is a contract," Quark said. "But only with a Ferengi."

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Don't quote the Rules of Acquisition at me," Brunt said, wretching. "I expect to see you on Ferenginar within a week." He turned to leave.

[landlord-quark.livejournal.com]

"I won't dare disappoint you," Quark spat out, watching Brunt walk his way to the elevator.

Quark simply grabbed a large manilla envelope from behind his desk, shoved his master keys and the deed of the building into it.

He also wrote a note and shoved that inside too.

Harper,

Congratulations. You own the place. Have a good life.

-Quark

Quark then headed up to Harper's apartment, shoved the envelope under the door, and then headed to the roof in time to see Brunt's shuttle take off.

He got in his own, and with little fanfare, he started the engine and took off for home.