Tiny Bobbing Bald Heads

May 21st 2025

The crew of the Chasing Destiny awoke to a truly bizarre sight. It was a muggy, stagnant day, the kind where the air felt thick and heavy. But what truly snatched Brandy from her morning grogginess was the unsettling feeling of being stalked by thousands of tiny little bald heads just bobbing around the boat.

Brandy rubbed her eyes, then squinted. Indeed, everywhere she looked, the water was dotted with smooth, round, pale objects. She and Katniss just looked at each other with a confused look, a shared, wordless question hanging in the humid air: What in the world happened throughout the night to bring on such a sight?

Brandy, still wrestling with the surreal image, finally voiced the question that was clearly on both their minds. “Was there a prison escape from the tiny bald men jail last night?”
“Nope,” as she chuckled, holding up the slippery, shiny ball. “Just a bunch of rogue coconuts 🥥 looking for their escape.” Brandy burst out laughing, the tension breaking. “Well, that’s certainly less terrifying than tiny bald men plotting our demise!” Katniss, no longer confused, gave the coconut a sniff, then decided it was definitely not a rogue treat and went back to surveying her kingdom. The mystery was solved, but the image of the “tiny bald heads” would likely stick with Brandy for a while.