DarKush--Spirodopoulos and the Starfleet members of the Thirteenth Order that he commanded fought in the Cardassian Rebellion. The thing is, the whole thing was not "officially Starfleet sanctioned"...and he has made some choices that would probably be controversial. And naturally, his opinions of the Cardassian people--and the Cardassian Guard in specific--are quite different than the standard, given the very close ties that form. I mean, he knows about the bad side, but he also knows what he's experienced. Basically...he's going to have, in addition to his Federation comrades, this whole other band of brothers that he probably won't be able to talk about with very many people.
And you'll get to see more of it later on as the story progresses...but this time in the Rebellion leaves its mark on him. There's even a chance Glover would (IF he's looking closely) catch things not just in Spirodopoulos' opinions, but in his mannerisms that would hint at that side of him--even if he wasn't talking about what he did. I'm not sure how Glover would react to seeing a human with a (subtle) Cardassian influence. (Now, a Bajoran--or Glover's exchange officer--would probably catch onto it quicker than a human. But still.)
It's kind of like the same way it is with me in general...writing from a Cardassian perspective affects the way I see things; I don't see a faceless enemy. It simply isn't possible. And there's no way Spirodopoulos could hear about what happened at Loval without thinking of people that he knows and deeply respects and finding himself extremely angered on their behalf.
And you'll get to see more of it later on as the story progresses...but this time in the Rebellion leaves its mark on him. There's even a chance Glover would (IF he's looking closely) catch things not just in Spirodopoulos' opinions, but in his mannerisms that would hint at that side of him--even if he wasn't talking about what he did. I'm not sure how Glover would react to seeing a human with a (subtle) Cardassian influence. (Now, a Bajoran--or Glover's exchange officer--would probably catch onto it quicker than a human. But still.)
It's kind of like the same way it is with me in general...writing from a Cardassian perspective affects the way I see things; I don't see a faceless enemy. It simply isn't possible. And there's no way Spirodopoulos could hear about what happened at Loval without thinking of people that he knows and deeply respects and finding himself extremely angered on their behalf.
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