Guest Poster: Jadzia Dax
Worfie and I have got leave from the Enterprise to take Alexander on vacation.
As usual, Worf is grumbling about the location.
"Alexander should not be coming to a place such as this." he complained, "He should be on the Klingon homeworld learning about warrior skills."
"Alexander is just a young boy." I reply, as we approach 'Ben Benlin's Holiday Camp Village', "This environment is for young children to have a good time while the adults relax and go to enjoy themselves at night. There is a holographic nightclub, singers from many different planets and..."
"It's not befitting a Klingon warrior!" he continues, "A Klingon should be enduring pain sticks, not going to a holiday camp."
"Worfie!" I say angrily, "Let Alexander have a good time and don't complain!"
He relents. "Very well, Jadzia."
As we enter the village, we are greeted by a young woman wearing an orange coat and an excessive smile that shows teeth like a row of gravestones.
"Welcome to Benlins!!" she says excitedly, "I'm Jane and am one of the many Orangecoats that will be looking after your child while you are here. I've read the report; his name his Alexander. Now where is he?"
Alexander steps out from behind us.
"I must say." comments Jane, "We haven't had a Klingon child here before at Benlin's."
"That is all right." replies Worf, "Just show Alexander where your warrior training building and give him a bat'leth to use."
I give Worf a sharp dig in the hips with my elbow. He buckles slightly.
"We don't have any of those." says Jane, while still retaining her fixed smile, "We can give Alexander a plastic sword if he wishes."
Worf looks aghast.
Jane approaches Alexander and bends down, pinning a badge on his chest with a large 'H' on it.
"As you are now at Benlin's, Alexander" she says happily, "You are now a member of the Happy Gang. Whenever you see another member of the Happy Gang, go up to them and shout "HAPPY!" at them."
"HAPPY!" shouts Alexander excitedly.
"You've got it!" says Jane with a smile and leaves us. Worf doesn't look like he can take much more.
"Today would be a good day to die." he says depressingly.
"Liven up, Worfie!" I say to him, "We've only just got here, "I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself at Benlin's."
I must admit, this holiday village isn't exactly perfect for a Klingon warrior.
To be continued...
15 comments:
I'm kind of surprised that Jadzia would go for this type of place -- her symbiote has plenty of warrior experience on which to draw and she'd probably like a more ambitious vacation than this seems to be...
Unless...
Say... is the camp about to be overrun by hostiles, leaving Worf and Dax and, gulp, Alexander to repel the invaders armed only with plastic swords and shielded only by Happy H's?
oboy! a vacation! i always get chocolate on vacations!
smiles, bee
It sounds like Jadzia is a good influence of little Alexander!
Oh it sounds just like the place I went to 30 odd years ago! - Nice to see they've survived?
"Today would be a good day to die," he said depresingly.
I lol'd at that one. Worf may have the heart of a warrior but he also has the funnybone of a comedian.
Oh the horror of it all. I am sure that little Alexander will have a grand time.:o)
Not much of a vacation if you have to bring the kid along.
HAPPY!!!!
I want a vacation too!
Curmudgeon, you're right that it's not a perfect place for Jadzia & Worf to have a vacation, but it's for Alexander.
The only hostile likely to be there is Worf!
Bee, chocolate must be your middle name.
Susan, yes we both know the place we're talking about. I used to go there as well.
Professor, adults have to go through a tough time taking a child on vacation.
John, Worf does have a dry sense of humour.
That poor child has a very unhappy face captain. Good luck with the vacaction - I'm having one next week.
Worf just doesn't know how to relax.
I'm with Worf, that place sounds terrible!
SG, we have places just like that in Britain.
Ellee, have a good vacation.
Happy!
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