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    Two days after their first contact—and more importantly, their first words—Grace sets up his thinking machine to speak.

    Rocky does not need the assistance of a machine for Grace’s language. It is ugly and harsh to listen to, but it’s relatively simple to learn. That, and, well—Rocky was alone for a very, very long time before he met Grace. He maybe hangs on to each word a little more than strictly necessary. Grace only needs to tell him each word once for Rocky to know it forever.

    Grace, though…

    Well, he’s lucky Rocky is patient. Let’s leave it at that.

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    22 Jun 2026

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    YAY

  2. Public Bookmark 36

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    “Lie.”

    “It’s not a lie! I really really don't want to die.”

    Rocky rams his fists into the floor. “Then why Grace ♬♫♩♪♬ twice, question?” 

    A tale of discordant sleep schedules, concordant trauma, and entirely too much Glee.

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    20 Jun 2026

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    so funny and so charming

  3. Public Bookmark 57

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    The planet 40 Eridani a b is approximately sixteen point three light years away. She checked. It’s actually a very popular Google search these days.

    He keeps having these dreams about a person with no face. It's on the tip of his tongue, really.

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    17 Jun 2026

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    who up crying they eyes out

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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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    15 Jun 2026

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    gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous

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    Ryland Grace wakes up in a small room alone, where the walls are wrong, his body is wrong, and there's a rock spider like nothing he's ever seen looming over him. He has no memory of how a middle school science teacher could've possibly ended up on an alien planet trillions of kilometers away from the nearest fellow human being- and yet these aliens seem determined to take good care of him.

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    The drug Grace was given to induce amnesia before going on the Hail Mary has unpredictable long-term side effects.

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    17 May 2026

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    my friend grace who wants to live!!!!!!!!!!