Simile

Garak took another sip of his drink. From his vantage point, Julian could not see him, nor could the charming girl with whom he was engaged in conversation. They had just returned from the holosuites.

"That was amazing." The girl laughed. "We don't have anything like that on Bajor."

"No holosuites?"

"Nowhere near as advanced. I felt like I really was on a Terran sailboat."

Julian took her hand. "It's just lights and omicron particles. None of it really exists." He looked into her eyes. "A journey into emptiness."

As they kissed, Garak sighed. A journey into emptiness. How appropriate.