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    A good day, a bad day, and an okay day on the Hail Mary's journey to Erid. Rocky's POV.

    Chapter 1: Grace introduces Rocky to the Mythbusters
    Chapter 2: Grace has been asleep for 41,400 seconds, and is still sleeping.
    Chapter 3: Love to the point of invention

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    16 Aug 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 82

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    "You appear to be experiencing a migraine."

    Great. Hypothesis proven. Still sucks.

    “Probable cause is recently-diagnosed concussion,” Mary continues. “The relative length of your recovery window may be indicative of post-concussion syndrome.”

    Huh.

    ...

    Grace (and Rocky) discover the consequences of head injuries.

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    14 Aug 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 29

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    "Rocky doesn’t respond, other than continuing his wordless trill. The sound triggers a memory, a bunch of different moments, rolled into one: sitting with my knees pulled up to my chest– in my classroom after my students had all gone home for the day, in a corner of my tiny apartment, hiding out alone in Stratt’s office– anxiety crushing my chest so tightly that I couldn’t breathe, that I was sure the world was going to fall apart around me.

    A panic attack. I get panic attacks. That makes sense for me.

    Is Rocky having a panic attack?"
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    AKA Grace gets a lot of hurt comfort and Rocky deserves some too!

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    13 Aug 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 41

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    Come on, brain, I try to tell myself. You’re not seriously still hung up on this, right? That was ages ago. It’s research time right now. Rocky just gave us an absolutely fascinating demonstration. It seems Eridians evolved to use complex camouflage to mimic their environment’s texture and disguise themselves from their prey. I wonder if this need to create incredibly intricate disguises for blending into their environment contributed to their eventual development of complex material and tool use?

    YOU’RE DYING WE’RE DYING HE’S MURDERING US WE’RE GOING TO DIE, my brain helpfully supplies.

    Gee. Thanks, brain.

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    12 Aug 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 63

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    Adrian runs a claw over Grace's forelimb as delicately as they can. The texture of Grace's carapace is muffled behind a xenonite suit, the small variations masked. Still, Adrian marvels at the vast difference in their forms.

    Or,

    Finding the lines between what a squishy alien creature like Grace can handle is a delicate procedure, but Adrian is more than willing to try. Anything for both Rocky and Grace.

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    04 Aug 2026