As the World Turns

Posted on Mon Nov 30th, 2020 @ 2:54am by Lieutenant JG Gallia Norris

Mission: Season 4: Episode 3: Guided by Starlight
Location: Gallia and Tayalas' Quarters
Timeline: before Gary's wedding
789 words - 1.6 OF Standard Post Measure

It was nice, on one hand, to be back in their old quarters. There was something about the familiarity of it, but on the other hand it wasn't nice because there was something missing from it, or someone rather. It was hard because it was Kara who was missing, she was missing for both Gallia and, most importantly, Tayalas. From the moment when they came aboard and she ran into their old home screeching "Mommy, we're home!'' It had been so hard on their little girl. Now she was crying, the little girl was actually crying, someone Kara had promised to never make cry.

Tayalas finally came in the room where Gallia had just been talking to the winner, though it was disputed at best, of the last presidential election, and sat beside her mommy. "Mommy..." She said.

"Aye, darlin', that I am." Gallia regarded the blue tot, "What can I dae for ya?"

"When Mommy Kara come back?" She asked, "I miss her."

"Aye, darlin', I dae too." Gallia said, wanting to comfort her, as she hugged her close, "I miss her bad, but it's nay good to miss her, won't dae nothing for us, we just gotta go on."

"Mommy, no go." Tayalas cried, "We no go on. Not wiffout her."

"Darlin', we got ta go on." Gallia said, wanting to boost her child's morale, but not knowing how, "Darlin' we'll get by, just the two of us."

"Mommy, we find Kawa." Tayalas asked Gallia through tears.

The childs tears had broken the mother, and she made a promise she had no business making, "Aye, we'll find her. Find her and bring her home we will."

"Yay!" Tayalas squealed and hugged her mother, "I get my hair like Miwaj?"

"Aye, darlin, that'll be rale pretty. Pink hair on'a blue garl." Gallia said, readily agreeing to dye the child's hair pink, a choice she would probably come to regret later, having not had Kara to come to an agreement with on this matter.

"Alwight, we go?" Tayalas asked, she needed some company, that was for sure, and some happiness.

"Right. Le'sgo.'' Gallia said, taking the girl's tiny blue hand as she did, "Le's do that right now.'' With that, they got up to go.

Spider's Web

"Evenin' Spider, how be ye?" Gallia asked as she walked into the shop, well, more like a freak show, but still...

"Hey,sister not a sister! Come to let me do my magic?" Spider asked, her dreadlocks covering the shaved part of her scalp, "Something shorter maybe?"

"No, no, not fer me at least." Gallia said, "Your customer is right here.'' She said, pointing to Tayalas, ''She wants her hair dyed."

"Okay, what color?" Spider asked, her mind going through the color wheel.

"Pink,pwease!" Tayalas asked, "We go now?"

"Alright! Pink it is." Spider said, "Soft baby girl pink, hot pink, bubble gum pink...

"Wike Miwaj!" Tayalas said, showing her a picture she and Miraj had taken together, "Wike this."

"Ya heard her, Spider, tha's the boss.'' Gallia laughed, turning the little girl over to Spider's care, "Ya good, love?"

"I good mommy." Tayalas smiled, happy to be doing this, "I call you when I need you."

"Okay, darlin'." Gallia smiled, waving her good byes to Spider and stepping to the front of the shop.

"Okay, now that mom's outta the way.." Spider winked at Tayalas, "Okay, so what if anything do you want, Princess?"

"Pink!" She squealed, not knowing what else she wanted or what or even what Spider meant.

"Well, shorter, longer, what?"Spider asked, knowing that she had to explain her meaning.

The young girl twisted her face, not sure.

"Okay, maybe you want it like mine? Like shaved under?" She lifted her dreads to show the back of her head, "Like that? That's nice."

"Wonger I think." Tayalas said, rubbing Spider's head as she did.

"Okay, I got you." Spider said with a wink, tying the little girl's long hair into ponytail and smiling, "You just trust Spider, okay?" Snapping the five guard onto her clippers she simply said, "Chin down, honey."

Tayalas pressed her chin down to her chest, soon she wouldn't be able to do it her bosom would be...ample, much like her mother before her. But, for right now, she could and did as she was instructed.

Fifteen minutes later her hair was cut and the dye was on, a beautiful pink color, and it would soon be that color with a white patch beneath. "You like so much like your Auntie, baby girl." Spider said, referencing Anje, "So pretty."

"Pwetty.'' Tayalas repeated, she was pretty, and Kara would tell her soon, soon as she came home.