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    “Dr. Grace.”

    “Stratt.”

    “Why do you call me that?”

    “What? Stratt?”

    “Just Stratt. Not Director Stratt. Not Ms. Stratt. Not…”

    “...Madam Administrator Stratt?”

    “I hope not.”

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    Daniel is here. In the backseat with her. They’re both in the backseat, even though the passenger’s seat is free. Sort of like a chauffeur situation. Except the chauffeur is also some sort of security, and he’s going to stay in the next room over.

    People driving a little crazy. Honking and yelling. So many people out, even this late. Margaret puts her hands over her head and ducks down. She’s probably the most recognizable person in the world right now. She doesn’t want to be.

    Daniel is ducking, too. No one is following us, he promises, but he isn’t sure, in his head. He holds out his hand, shaky, in the space between them. Margaret takes it.

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    Fault tolerance/catastrophic functionality:
    a system's capability to handle faults without any degradation or downtime. [...] Failure tolerant systems mask errors and maintain failure-free operation in the presence of one or more faulty components. [Wikipedia]


    Eva Stratt knows Ryland Grace has a problem.

    But the end of the world doesn't stop for one man's problems, and she can't afford to lose her leading Astrophage expert to rehab.

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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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    14 Jun 2026

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