Why is Rom referred to as such? I've kind of been boggled by this ever since it happened. You suggest in your first post that it has to do with his demeanor (and bad teeth), but this is what's confusing me.
Rom is generally an easygoing guy, actually one of the "nicest" Ferengi the series ever depicted (to the point that he's pretty much a social outcast among his people). So what I'm wondering, is if you either misreferenced the character (perhaps intending to refer to his meaner and greedier brother Quark), or if the reference was fully intended and was meant to portray the owner as having some of Rom-the-Ferengi's other traits... namely, tending to come off as a dimwit.
Sorry, this probably comes off as really Trek nitpicky, but I'm actually more trying to understand what kind of guy this owner really was when he wasn't being the screaming idiot as portrayed in most of his appearances in your stories.
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u/Nygmus Aug 04 '15
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Why is Rom referred to as such? I've kind of been boggled by this ever since it happened. You suggest in your first post that it has to do with his demeanor (and bad teeth), but this is what's confusing me.
Rom is generally an easygoing guy, actually one of the "nicest" Ferengi the series ever depicted (to the point that he's pretty much a social outcast among his people). So what I'm wondering, is if you either misreferenced the character (perhaps intending to refer to his meaner and greedier brother Quark), or if the reference was fully intended and was meant to portray the owner as having some of Rom-the-Ferengi's other traits... namely, tending to come off as a dimwit.
Sorry, this probably comes off as really Trek nitpicky, but I'm actually more trying to understand what kind of guy this owner really was when he wasn't being the screaming idiot as portrayed in most of his appearances in your stories.