Pieces of Advice
Posted on March 23rd, 2016 by T'Lira

“So, what brings your face to my comm screen?”

T’Lira resisted the desire to make an overly literal comment in response. But Shari clearly caught on and smirked.

“Knew it. Let me guess, you want to talk to Taril?”

“Actually, I wished to speak to you.”

“There’s a surprise. One second… Hey, guys, I told you, if you keep slamming Mister Houdini into the wall like that, he’ll break. Anyway, what do you want to talk about?”

“You have experience in caring for infants, correct?”

“Yeah… wait, is this about that message that Elena sent me a while back, about you… how do Vulcans state that in a conversation? I’ve always wondered how you guys talk about things that you find awkward. I mean, you don’t share a lot of that awkwardness, but it’s like it’s genetic.”

“I do not believe that it pertains to this conversation.”

“Probably not. Anyway, I guess you want a rundown of the basics?”

Shari had developed a smirk, and it seemed as though she were enjoying this.

“Affirmative.”

“Okay. Fortunately for you, I’ve got a file I send out to everyone who asks.”

Shari tapped a few keys on her end and sent out said file. T’Lira glanced over it and found it very comprehensive. It appeared that Shari had specific species files, as this was specific to Vulcan/human children.

“Right, so, here’s the basic gist of that entire file: it depends on the genetic predispositions and environment.”

That provided little help, and she said so.

Shari narrowed her eyes, “Do I look like a pediatric psychologist or whatever the technical term is?”

“You are a childcare specialist,” T’Lira pointed out.

“Yeah, well, kids are confusing, I just go with the flow. Oh, damn. I’ve gotta go. One of the kids was just sick. I think he caught a bug. Well, talk to you later!”

The channel was suddenly closed and she took a moment to look over the file once more, noting just how much there was. Various “how-to” guides, excerpts from medical books and journals, and a small amount of psychological studies. Well, only three, but it was still something to begin with.

Pulling up a file that contained only notes, she pulled up the first guidebook and began to add to those notes.