When we see Garak's quarters in DS9: "The Wire", he has a dozen or so interesting items lined up on his desk. Basically, he has no clear desk space at all, so they wouldn't appear to be the usual desk accessories--rather items he was examining. Since the "triggering device" (some kind of gizmo for triggering the cranial implant that is the subject of the episode) that Bashir retrieves from a desk drawer appears to be made out of the same brown material as some of the items on the desk, I'm wondering whether these are mechanical gizmos, too. He also has a metal vase or ewer on the desk, so that's likely a Cardassian knickknack.
Is there any information in DS9 canon (I haven't seen most of the season 3-5 episodes) or information from interviews with production staff as to what in the world these items are? A lot of care appears to have been taken creating them, but they appear only briefly.
Garak has another table in his room cluttered with what appear to be a game board or game boards and possibly more gizmos--but the table is on view only long enough for Garak to upend it. I can't even see it well on pause.
Obsessive? Yes.
MultiplePOV 19:49, 30 April 2008 (UTC)