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  1. Public Bookmark 60

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    “What? You’re not wanting to actually do this soap opera appearance, are you?” Rocky asked.

    Grace’s ears pulsed with blood flow and he gave a twitch of a shrug.

    “I mean…kinda?” he said. “I love As Erid Turns.”

    Rocky turned to Adrian.

    “Well?”

    “Well, what? I think he should do it,” Adrian said placidly.

    “Adrian! Grace is not some—cheap floozy of an entertainer! He’s a respected interstellar scientist!”

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    OR: Dr. Ryland Grace, unlikely Eridian soap opera star.

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    15 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 7

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    Grace turns off the centrifuge so him and Rocky can play, essentially.

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    14 Jun 2026

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    Dr. Grace has a very particular set of skills. Teaching middle schoolers is no easy task, and he finds himself falling back on those patterns as he fights to save humanity.

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    5 times Grace teaches the Project Hail Mary team like children + 1 time they appreciate it

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    13 Jun 2026

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    "Rocky did not understand human names and titles when we met. Eridian names longer, give information on Eridian's home, associations, skills." For the first time in ages, he positioned two of his arms together, forming the design that Grace thought of like a family crest, a single design bisected.

    "You should teach me to read those before we get to Erid, so I can be polite." As Grace considered the linework, already picking up on some vague ideas from the shapes in Rocky's carapace, something else occurred to him. "So… I picked 'Rocky' because your outer shell looks like stone."

    "And for inspirational story of athlete who defeats human system of poverty to become great champion. Eye of the tiger."

    "Retroactively, yeah." Grace bent at the hips, getting to Rocky's 'eye' level. "So what'd you name me?"

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    13 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 18

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    Rocky needs some new words to really describe how he feels.

    Grace is more than a little reluctant.

    And so begins a systematic torture so brutal it would make grown men cry.

     

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    That time Grace refused to teach Rocky human swears, so Rocky retaliated by trolling the shit out of him.

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    13 Jun 2026