Jaelynn Thora Brooks

            On Friday morning I revised my translation of the sixth verse of “Ballade de la chnoufe” (Ballad of the Snuff) by Boris Vian. 

            I made one final search for the song “Chaussures noires et pompes funèbres” (Black Shoes and Funeral Parlours) by Serge Gainsbourg but it does not seem to exist online. So I started focusing on his song “Dessous mon pull” (Under My Sweater). I transcribed the lyrics from Gainsbourg.net and translated the first four lines. 

            I weighed 87.35 kilos before breakfast, which is the lightest I’ve been in the morning since April 2. 

            I played my Kramer electric during song practice for the first of two sessions and it stayed in tune more than half the time. 

            My upstairs neighbour David and I were supposed to meet for lunch at 13:00. He didn’t meet me downstairs and didn’t answer his phone. This was a waste of my time because I could have gotten some painting done today in the bathroom. At about 13:15 I got undressed and put my home clothes back on. At 13:30 David called and said he slept in but wanted to still go for lunch. I told him we can go next Friday. 

            I weighed 88.95 kilos before lunch. 

            In the afternoon I took a bike ride downtown and back. 

            I weighed 88.55 kilos at 18:10. 

            I was caught up in my journal at 20:04. 

            I tried to digitize a cassette tape containing a recording of a Christian and the Lions concert for Sedated Sundays at the El Mocambo but it came out distorted. I think I had the gain too high, plus I was fiddling too much with the gain and so some parts are too loud. Next time I’ll keep the gain at just the highest level possible without clipping. 

            I had a potato with gravy and three pork ribs while watching Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

            Tarima is out of her coma and has been recovering for the last month on Betazed. Caleb has been recording heartfelt messages to her but deleting them. 

            Everyone is leaving for the All Worlds Day holiday which seems to last for more than one day.

            Before Genesis leaves for her father’s shuttle Nahla tells her she’s recommending her for Captain’s Training. 

            Kraag is going with Kyle to Ibiza. 

            Caleb decides to stay at the Academy and he will be the only student there. 

            Darem is walking alone in the corridor when he thinks he sees something. There is a gemstone on the floor and he picks it up. He is grabbed from behind, subdued and taken through a portal. Kraag sees this and follows. He emerges in Khionia, Darem’s homeworld. He confronts Darem’s abductors but Darem intervenes. He tells them Craig is his best man. 

            At the Academy Caleb is sunning himself when Genesis arrives. She says she hacked her way back into the Academy. She talks him into hanging out and playing games she made up. They accidentally let a warp slug loose and have to try to recapture it. 

            Kraag is surprised to hear that Darem is getting married to Kaira the future queen of Khionia. The abduction is one of the pre-wedding rituals. He was promised to Kyra when he was a child but didn’t know it was going to happen now. It means he can’t return to the Academy. Kaira asks if he has second thoughts but he says there are none. He tells Kraag that he refuses to disappoint Kaira, his parents, and his people. 

            Genesis wants Caleb to help her hack onto the bridge so she can sit in the captain’s chair. 

            Kraag is disappointed that Darem is going to abandon his life and ambitions at the Academy because of a sense of duty. Kraag says he’s going back to Earth. 

            On the bridge Genesis acquires the captain’s programmable key and that’s what she really came for. She needs it to access and delete some of her files before they are assessed leading up to Command Training. 

            The night of the prewedding ceremony Kraag steps up to deliver the toast. He says that Darem is someone who will always put another’s needs above his own. At this moment Kaira starts reading between the lines. 

            Caleb and Genesis are caught by Reno and are judged by Chancellor Nahla who says she’s not going to nominate Genesis for Command Training. 

            Kaira confronts Darem and tells him to abdicate because she knows where he really wants to be is at the Academy. 

            Genesis urges Caleb to call Tarima. This time he writes a heartfelt message and sends it. 

            Kaira was played by Canadian actor Jaelynn Thora Brooks, who studied at the Creative School of Toronto Metropolitan University, which used to be called Ryerson. She co-starred in Davey and Jonesie’s Locker. She starred in How We Ended Us.