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    What the title says. About 11 years ago (from my perspective; relativity is weird) I was launched into space onboard the Hail Mary to figure out a solution to the Astrophage problem. Now I live on an alien planet I call Erid, in the 40-Eridani system. Yes, I’m actually Ryland Grace. Ask me anything.

    Also, can someone please tell me if Eva Stratt is alive? And ideally send me a video of you punching her in the face? Guess that’s a long shot, but it can’t hurt to ask.

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    Grace and Rocky figure out how to connect to Earth's internet from Erid. They may not have thought this through.

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    12 Oct 2026

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    “Rocky not explain question?” asked Adrian slowly.
    “Busy,” said Rocky, sheepish.
    “Had four years on ship.”
    “Busy then too.”
    Adrian skittered back and forth, which I think equated to a human throwing both hands up in exasperation. “With what question?”
    “Science!”
    “Whole time science question? Four years!”
    “Is much science in universe!”

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    Rocky has neglected to explain some very important cultural context to Grace.

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    12 Oct 2026

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    In hindsight, Grace could very easily realize just how he accidently led Rocky down the path of thinking that humans were amphibians.

    However, in his defense when you spend almost 4 years in a cramped spaceship with no proper showers or baths- the idea of going swimming starts to sound absolutely heavenly.

     

    Otherwise known as: 7 times that the Eridians thought that Grace was an amphibian, and the one time he finally found out why there are so many water features in his enclosure.

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    12 Oct 2026

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    "Well," Grace says, reading over the monitor with Mary's full report, "everything looks good. I'm as healthy as a horse. A healthy horse," he adds, getting ahead of Rocky's inevitable logical objection to the phrase.

    "Mm," Rocky hums, "no, Grace not as tall as horse. Hair is shorter, also."

    "Are those--" Grace plants his hands on his hips. "Are those the main differences you see between me and a horse?"

    (In which Grace has multiple crises, breaks his foot, gets his brain microwaved, learns to hate cherry tomatoes, becomes a celebrity, gets a pet hamster, meets a world leader, threatens to run people over, learns to make penicillin from scratch, and falls in love with his best friend--not necessarily in order,

    or:

    how much would you risk to touch the one you love?)

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    12 Oct 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 58

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    06 Oct 2026

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    Sometimes I'd forget

     

    Rocky has been stranded, alone and light years away from home for 46 years. For a long time it seemed like nothing would ever change. But a new arrival in Tau Ceti system is about to alter the course of history; For Rocky, for Erid, and for another world far, far away.

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    Beta read by chez_levi! Thank you for your notes, and curse you for your implications about metaphors

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    30 Sep 2026

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    A series exploring the biological, cultural, and linguistic differences between two members of a very unconventional (but good) social group on a little spaceship far from home.

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    01 Oct 2026

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    The day Ryland Grace proves the Carl Hypothesis and discovers how to breed Astrophage, a probe is spotted in the outer regions of the solar system. When it's recovered, the words TO SOLVE ASTROPHAGE PROBLEM are found written on the outside, and below that is written in slightly smaller text, Deliver to Ryland Grace.

    Grace, unfortunately, has no idea what's going on.

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    2/2
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    30 Sep 2026

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    “It’s different when I’m… looking at it. Thinking about it. Do I need to tell you again about the whole ‘taboo’ thing? I can go over it again.”

    “And I watch you. We are already several layers deep into taboo.”

    “I would be eating myself!”

    “Grace,” I can’t help but stamp a claw for emphasis. It needs to listen,”your body is already eating itself.”
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    Or

    Grace finds out that he can stomach the meburger.

    It’s not a happy moment!

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    30 Sep 2026

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    The capsule touches down on Erid about a decade and a half after I do.

    There's a message inside translated into fourteen different languages. Y'know, just in case I've taught myself - and then the Eridians - Afrikaans.

    Hey, it reads. Can we have our ball back, please?

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    30 Sep 2026

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    A group of Eridian parents do their best to provide a comfortable learning environment for their children. It's not Savior Grace's fault it's so squishy and gross, after all.

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    29 Sep 2026

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    Grace's class on Erid is interrupted by a thunderstorm, leading to a change in the lesson plan.

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    29 Sep 2026

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    A ship on its way to Tau Ceti, about to lose everything, meets a ship that already lost everything coming home. And maybe neither one has lost as much as they feared.

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    29 Sep 2026

  14. Rec 58

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    An overview of Teacher Grace's unit λ class project.

    Or, what happens when you let a herd of middle schoolers loose with their own cameras and a hypothesis to test.

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    29 Sep 2026

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    “Does Grace have soulmate, question? Grace said he had no mate.”

    Grace lets out a small—albeit a little sad—chuckle. “I’m pretty sure I don’t have one.”

    “What?!” Rocky screeches.

    Grace flinches back a bit from the noise. At least Rocky has the gall to look a little sympathetic after his outburst.

    “Apology apology apology, just confused.”

    Grace nods in agreement. “I’m not too sure about it either, buddy, but people used to look down on me for it– no, not down,” he thinks, trying his best to pull at any other memories soulmate related of his that are willing to come to the surface of his mind, “They looked at me with pity,” He trails off.

    “No no no. Not right. Grace have soulmate, surely.”

    Grace laughs and shakes his head. “At this point, I hope I don’t have one. Imagine having the other half of you shot up into space before you could even meet them. I wouldn’t want to do that to them.”

    “But Grace go home now, Grace find mate!”

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    Or: You find your soulmate the first time you come in physical contact with each other.

    In all his life, Ryland Grace has never met his soulmate.
    He probably never will.

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    Chapters:
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    Comments:
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    22 Sep 2026

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    As Colt Seavers is driving to Tom Ryder's loft, he nearly hits someone on the way there. When he finally sees who he nearly hit, his world will never be the same.

    Because the man he nearly hit looks exactly like him. A carbon copy, if you will.

    And what does this carbon copy of Colt Seavers do when he sees him? He runs.

    And maybe Colt Seavers will regret chasing his doppelganger down when a 400-pound rock spider comes to his doppelganger's rescue.

    (A story where Grace and Rocky have accidentally shucked themselves into Colt Seaver's world during the movie and get unwillingly tangled within its plot.) (Alternating POVs between Colt and Grace)

    (Illustrations included!)

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    Chapters:
    10/10
    Collections:
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    Comments:
    910
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    12 Sep 2026

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    These are illustrations based on my favorite scenes from the amazing « I'd wave my hand, reveal the stars » by WyvernQuill

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    03 Sep 2026

  18. Public Bookmark 81

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    "I'd wave my hand, reveal the stars" (which I recommend reading first), and further fics set in that universe!

    Current contents of the series:
    1 - the original goods
    2 - selected scenes from Stratt's POV

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    03 Sep 2026

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    The engineer takes my hand. His skin runs hot. Very hot. He doesn't let go at what I would gauge as a socially-acceptable handshake time interval. Are we just holding hands in the middle of the lab-workshop space? Guess we are.

    "I'm Rocky," he finally introduces himself. He has a hint of an accent, something lilting, melodic. I can't really place it.

    "Rocky," I repeat, slowly. "Like the movies?"

    "No," Rocky deadpans, giving me a look like I'm stupid. "Like the rocks."

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    Chapters:
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    03 Sep 2026

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    It’s been nearly 27 years since Eva Stratt forced Ryland Grace to board the Hail Mary and sent him off to his death for the greater good of mankind. Meanwhile, Eva and the Project Hail Mary team have been fighting a losing battle against the cooling sun—and their own demons—trying to make sure there were still people to be saved by the time the crew could send a solution home. Right on schedule, the beetles are returning to Earth, hopefully with the answer to saving the world. But Eva has something else to worry about; there’s every possibility Ryland Grace’s last words would be coming home, and all the time in the world couldn’t make her ready to face the consequences of her actions, or what will happen when her colleagues find out what she did to their friend.
    It was time to find out if it was worth it for her to sacrifice Grace, and her soul, to save humanity. And to find out if she was ready to face him after all these years…

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    Chapters:
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    142,184

    03 Sep 2026

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