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    5 months ago, a series of space stations calling themselves the "Coalition of Iron" appeared throughout the 40-Eridani system, bearing a bewildering and terrifying story of a universe without stars, a humanity on the verge of extinction, and a moon made of human blood.

    Simon survived the Eel and the Eye, only to reimprisoned as soon as he was pulled out, subject to the whims of scientists who seek answers in his biology. Now, Ava's dumped him into the custody of a new scientist, separate from the COI, a complete unknown. He's learned better by now than to hope.

    Dr. Ryland Grace is pulled from his peaceful life on Erid to retrieve a specimen from the COI, an organism mutated by prolonged exposure to the blood ocean of AT-5

    He expects an amoeba. They bring him a person.

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    12 Jul 2026

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    Ch 7

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    “The thing is, I like him. And not even just because he’s the only human for 12 light-years. I think I’d like him even if we’d met on Earth, like on Stratt’s Vat. Or if we’d been coworkers at Grover Cleveland Middle. Simon is a good person. I like him.

    We’re…something. We’re something more than something, we kind of have to be because of the whole only-humans thing. And the whole saved-from-the-void-of-space thing. But it feels kind of like the way that Rocky and I are more than something, only different.

    And that’s the part that scares me.”

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    About a year into the journey to Erid, a rescue mission brought another human onto the Hail Mary. Nearly three months later, he’s finally adjusted well enough to accept his new reality.

    Grace kinda wants to do something about it. Unfortunately and above all else, Doctor Captain Ryland Grace is, and has always been, a fudging coward.

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    07 Sep 2026

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    Grace had made peace with his decision to leave Earth and humanity behind. He truly had. If it was to save Rocky and Erid, he would make that choice a thousand times over. But whatever impossible little slice of serendipity had dropped a living, breathing human into space 16.3 lightyears away from Earth was really testing the mettle of those convictions. Because the possibility that the man might live meant the possibility of a companion with whom Grace could share a real touch and the same air. But it also meant that if he died, Grace would have to grieve the loss of all human connection, ever, all over again.

    Hope felt a lot like ripping open an old wound sometimes.

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    10 Sep 2026

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    Inspired by a lovely comic made by @thehmn
    THIS!

    “Hey, so, I have a little confession. The gift is kind of just an excuse to talk to you about something else.” Simon nods along like this all an old song and dance he’d done a hundred times before. “Not that I don’t want to show off Mary’s database- it’s really cool, but really, I’m here because of that offer you’ve made over breakfast the other day.” He tries to gather his thoughts but before he can continue Simon speaks up.

    “Alright. Simple enough. I ought to settle my tab eventually.”
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    Simon makes assumptions based on stolen glances, Grace tires and fails to communicate what he actually wants.

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    05 Aug 2026

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    01 Apr 2023

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    Work 13

    Hands down the BEST bat family characterizations I've ever seen. A++++++