Karena At The Hairdressers (Part One)

Guest Poster: Karena

While Wesley Crusher was doing the ironing, the cooking and everything in the Academy apartment we shared, I looked in the mirror. The Academy authorities have ordered that he helps me through my years there.

"Why do men not find me attractive?" I thought to myself, "Do they not think me beautiful. Am I intimidating? Is it because I consider women superior and threaten them with my spear?"

Being an amazonian Princess from the planet Wondawowman has given me fixed ideas of how I should behave towards men. Naturally, they should serve me at cater for all my requests, but unfortunately not all societies adopt this perfectly normal point of view.

I approach Wesley.

"Wesley Crusher, do you not find me attractive and desirable?"

He looks stunned.

"Ahh..err...actually, you are pretty, Karena" he replies haltingly, "But you can be a little intimidating."

Enraged at this insipid reaction, I pick up my spear and walk out of the apartment, slamming the door with full force on the way out and head towards the mall.

I stride through until I see Hana's Hair Emporium, which has the sign underneath 'we look after your locks' underneath.

I go in and prod the receptionist with my spear.

"Is Hana in, I want him...."

"I'm sorry madamioselle." she replies airily, "Monsiour Hana is much too busy to deal with you; I do not believe you have an appointment."

Angrily, I give the receptionist an extra jab with my spear. Fortunately I had it sharpened yesterday.

"He will see me!" I shout, "Otherwise you will be skewed!"

"He is over there, madamoiselle." she tells me hurriedly, pointing to a figure in the corner, "But he is with.."

Not bothering to listen any more, I march over to Hana, a tall man with curly hair and a tiny moustouche. who is working on a client, and prod him in the back.

"You will attend to my hair now, Hana!" I tell him angrily.

"And who might YOU be?" Hana asks, with a snooty air.

"Do you not know who I am?" I ask, "I am the Princess Karena! I have many high-profile contacts and friends in the Academy. Depending on what you answer is now may well decide the fate of your business."

Hana thinks carefully for a few seconds and talks to his client.

"You can come back next week." he tells her, "I have a Princess to look after."

The clent with the soaking wet and half-cut hair leaves the salon and I sit in the seat.

"Now what can I do for you, Madamoiselle?" he ask.

"I want you to make me even more attractive, Hana." I tell him.

"Quite a challenge," he says, "To make beauty even more so."

I smile. I must admit, I like to be complimented by a man; it makes a change from ordering them about.

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Some time later, Hana makes an announcement.

"Madamoiselle." he tells me, "I have finished my work of art."

I look in the mirror.



"You have done an excellent job, Hana." I tell him. He thanks me.

I head back to the apartment. It will be interesting to see what Wesley thinks of my new look.

To be continued...