Cloud Watching

As she laid sprawled out on the grass, the girl with stars for eyes looked up at the great blue expanse of sky populated by lofty white clouds. As she looked up at the big ol' sky, a single thought was in her mind as she lifts up her arm to point out a distant cloud.

"... hey... you see that fat cloud over just over there? Kinda looks like looks like a dog pissing on fire hydrant. What do you think?"

At least that is what it looked like to her. Nyota had forgotten how how in the hell she got roped into watching with James. Was he the one who suggested it or was it her idea? Whatever the case, Nyota and James decided to spend the day watching clouds. It was kinda dumb but... oddly relaxing for her. Nyota suspected that it was the influence of the Three-Legged Crow's old memories that caused her to feel this way as she was never as interested in watching clouds before her little incident.

"Huh... well I guess its about to become a hot dog then right?"

Nyota looked over to James with a wry grin but it quickly changes to a concerned frown as Jame looked as if was dealing with a head-splitting migraine. She had almost asked him if he was going to be alright but James was quick to ask her about another cloud. Nyota raised an eyebrow to him but complied as she followed his finger to a distant cloud.

"Oh... that one over over the blue yonder? Its just a two jellyfish playing a game of checkers. The one on the right is winning by the way" said Nyota dryly.

"I dunno... looks like he is smoking a blunt to me."

Nyota smirked at the thought of an octopus getting high. The mere thought of it was enough to warranted a chuckle out of Nyota as she scanned the skies for more funny looking clouds.

"If you look a bit to the left to octopus, you can see a walrus in a top hat if you squint your eyes enough."

Nyota felt something crawl on her hand. When she lifted her hand to her face she could see a single black ant scurrying up her index finger. As it began to move under her finger, she used to her thumb the crush the insect. Nyota let out an annoyed huff as she wipes the ant guts off of her hand, smearing it onto the grass she was laying next to.

There was a pause from Nyota before she sad up and twisted her head to face her friend. She raised an eyebrow before she set her gaze out to the great expanse of sky in front of them.

"My parents huh? They are alright. They are big time dorks though... almost our entire life revolved around Star Trek. Like, you couldn't swing a dead cat in my house without hitting something with a Star Fleet insignia brazened onto it. But... they are always supportive me... even if I turned out as colossal fuck up. They are a bit overbearing at times and were always dotted over me but... I think they are the only two people in the whole wide world who genuinely care about me. Hell... I drove them to near bankruptcy during my hospital stay. Even when the best medical minds told them I would be lucky to see my next birthday they continued to spend what little they had to keep me clinging to this world. They didn't care... if it meant they could kept me alive just a bit longer then it was all worth it to them."

With that Nyota sighed and laid herself on the cool grass behind her.

"I think most people would find them a little... weird but... for all their quirks they are good people. I am so super lucky to have them as my moms. Anyone who says otherwise... I say fuck them."

If James had looked at her then, he would have seen her smiling from ear to ear as her starry eyes looked out to the sun.

"What about your folks? I grew up with an interracial pair of lesbians Trekkies from rural Nebraska. I would love hear what a normal-ish family is like."

Nyota dozed off a bit and didn't quite catch Jame's compliment. Something about her eyes? Kinda random but she just agreed with whatever he said as to not interrupt the flow of the conversation.

"Ermm? Err... yeah. Sure."

Nyota was attentive enough to listen to James family life... or more accurately his lack of one. It didn't occur to her until after James spoke that not everyone was fortunate \as herself in having a family in the first place. Or at least one that was willing to take care you.

"Shit... thats really fucked up. Sorry I brought that up. Still... your here now so... someone raised you right? Would you say they were a like a parent to you?"

Perhaps it was a bit insensitive to pry more into the subject but Nyota was curious about who it was that raised James... if anyone.