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  1. Public Bookmark 64

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    In which Rocky learns about music and Grace learns that Rocky can hear more than just what he says out loud.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    Ryland Grace reaches the end of a very, very long life on Erid. Rocky and the Eridians say goodbye.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    That is how it starts. 

    My pebbles are all good kids and a tight knit group. There are rarely fights or tensions and I can honestly say that they are all friends.

    But Sam, showing all of them up with a gift that made Teacher Grace smile softly with tears in his eyes? 

    That means war.

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    A lucky find leads to lots of gifts for Teacher Grace from his precious pebbles

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    24 Jun 2026

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    Afterwards Rocky reassured me that it is pretty common for pebbles to earn their first nicks and cracks at that age. Their outer shell isn’t fully developed yet and not quite as hard as that of an adult. He proudly showed me various indents and hairline fractures on his own body, telling me about how he got them in his youth during adventures with his friends or just messing around.

    It’s a sign of growth, he told me. A sign of getting older and maturing.

    Not a big deal. Happens all the time.

    I believe him. Tori was in good spirits afterwards. Their crying was more because of the shock and the scare, not any actual pain. We finished the rest of the day without any further incidents and then I wished them all a happy holiday and returned to my home and got into bed.

    Where I stayed for the next eighteen hours.

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    There is an accident in the classroom. Everyone tells Grace that it's not a big deal.
    But then why can't he stop thinking about it?

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    24 Jun 2026

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    “They kept asking questions that had nothing to do with Quinn’s performance.” I roll my eyes and notice that I’m getting worked up again. Trying to get the midnight blue Eridian back on track had been a nightmare and I’d almost lost my composure a couple of times. “Just what I like to do and what I’ve seen of Erid so far and if they can give me a tour once my suit is finished. And they insisted I tell them what my favorite type of mineral is. I mean, why would they want to know that? What does that have to do with how their kid is doing in class?”

    Midway through my rant Rocky has stopped carding his claw through my hair. He is silent for a few seconds and I’m just about to ask him if he’s alright when his whole body starts to tremble. It alarms me enough that I wiggle my arms underneath me and lift my upper body off the couch. 

    “Rock?”

    But then the trembling morphs into full on shaking and then laughter so loud and shrill that I have to cover my ears.

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    Erid's first ever parent teacher night does not quite go according to plan.

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    24 Jun 2026

  6. Public Bookmark 92

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    “You can't be serious?” Carl asks. 

    “I don't do jokes. And someone has to keep an eye on him.”

    He groans and runs a hand over his face.

    “But why me?” It won't only be him, he knows. He'll have his team with him, a few trusted agents who he has worked with for years (and who are currently sneakily accepting chocolate covered peanuts from the teacher.)

    But this still feels like a personal blow somehow. Did he do something wrong? Is this what he has been reduced to? A glorified babysitter for a scatterbrained teacher? 

    There is that half smirk on her face, the one that either enamors you or makes you shit your pants, depending on whether or not you are on her good side. 

    “You told him your name.” Her answer throws him and she can tell. He opens his mouth but she carries on. “Your real name.”

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    Carl is less than thrilled when he gets reassigned to babysit a teacher playing around with three dots in a glorified warehouse.
    But at least this job should be rather uneventful.

    Boring even.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    “What is a ‘field trip’?”   

    The unexpected question makes me stop in my tracks. I stumble over my own two feet and almost bite my own tongue which is a new low, even for me. If I keep going like this I am never going to beat the clumsy human allegations. At least Rocky is not here. If he’d witnessed my latest embarrassing blunder he would have found ways to tease me about it for a week straight. It’s unfortunate that my class has to see me like this but they are a lot more forgiving and understanding of their ungraceful teacher than my best friend. A fact I like to hold over his head from time to time. 

    Not that he cares. He maintains that he’s earned the right to mock me as much as he likes after having to watch me stumble and fall repeatedly over the same threshold for four years. 

    And maybe he’s not wrong. 

    Don’t ever tell him I said that.

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    There is no way Grace can take the pebbles on a field trip. At least not without help.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    The Eridian thrills a high sound that doesn’t get picked up by the translator which means that it has no clear meaning. Like when a human gasps or sucks in a deep breath. It actually sounds a little like that. When they notice that I’m staring straight at them they scramble back into their hiding spot and hold very still. 

    A child, I realize with a start.

    That’s a child! 

    “Hey,” I call and the kid squeaks again. I was about to get to my feet but abort the movement and crawl closer on my hands and knees until I'm inches away from the xenonite wall. I wait and it takes me much too long to realize that they don’t have to peek around the corner to see if I’m still there.

    “Hey there,” I try again, my voice low and calm. It’s my teacher voice, the one I use for shy and scared students. 

    Used. 

    The fact that I haven’t had to use it for years and it still comes to me automatically almost knocks the air out of my lungs but this is not about me, it’s about making sure the little pebble doesn’t die of fright from the scary alien. “Hi, I’m Grace. It’s alright, you don’t have to be scared.”

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    How Grace finally gets back into a classroom, where he belongs

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    24 Jun 2026

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    It's not jealousy. Adrian is adamant about that. They are actually insisting that it’s not any emotion at all. Not even dislike. They are simply completely uninterested in anything that concerns “the human”. 

    Rocky believes them. Adrian has always been the level-headed one out of the two of them. They are too logical to be jealous. They acknowledge that Grace and Rocky have a special bond after everything they went through together and also understand that none of that will ever pose a threat to their relationship. 

    Neither are they heartless or ungrateful. They know that Grace is the only reason that Rocky is back at all, the only reason their star has stopped dying. Adrian has told Rocky again and again that they are grateful and happy and wish the alien no ill will. They even helped with the construction of the biodome.

    And yet they have no desire to get to know Grace. 

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    You know those videos where the dad is like "You may keep the cat but I will have nothing to do with it" and a few days later they are smothering the kitty with cuddles and love?

    Adrian never stood a chance.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    ‘You have three hours.’

    Stratt’s words echo in Ryland’s head. He is huddled on top of a building surrounded by satellite dishes, curling up as small as he can make himself, legs pulled up to his chest, arms slung around them, head buried in his knees. He must look pretty pathetic but no one will see him up here and even if they did, he’s kind of over it. They just asked him to die, he deserves a bit of a mental breakdown, thank you very much.

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    Three times Ryland Grace wasn't given enough time to think about where he wants to go and one time he was given all the time in the world.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    Today is a good day. I want to keep it that way.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    “Hold still, lovely alien,” the Eridian croons, snapping a claw closed around the hem of my cardigan. “♫♬♩ will be so gentle, yes.”

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    24 Jun 2026

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    “Rocky,” I say sharply. The irritation feels unpleasant inside me, foreign like a toxin.

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    24 Jun 2026

  14. Public Bookmark 83

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    Grace needs to look at this logically. It's a video in the logs folder, dated to when the ship took off, and perfectly introductory log length at a few minutes long.

    Of course it's a log.

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    While fighting boredom on the trip back to Earth, Grace finds a video log from Ilyukhina and Yao.

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    24 Jun 2026

  15. Public Bookmark 13

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    Ryland thinks about everything he misses about Earth, and what he now loves about Erid.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    After launching a Taumoeba probe to Venus, the old Hail Mary crew gets together to mourn and reminisce. Long ignored truths are finally spoken aloud.

    Inspired by Dan by Noah Kahan

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    23 Jun 2026

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    As he settles into Erid, Grace finds himself wanting more and more to better blend in with his new neighbors. His biology is a hard bridge to cross, but he gets a few ideas when Rocky gifts him some Eridian gems.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    Now on Erid, Rocky brings Adrian to meet Grace. The two of them get along like two peas in a pod. Rocky's ecstatic, Adrian is curious, and Grace is a leaking, emotional mess.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    Grace begins to doubt he'll make it to Erid alive. Rocky tries to distract him with talks of what his new home should look like.

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    the story of how Grace wound up with his little slice of Earth on Erid

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    23 Jun 2026

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    Meeting Grace, befriending them and moving aboard the Hail Mary, saving the stars together. It was the first time in many years Rocky had felt alive again. Grace had come to them from lightyears away, swooped in with the power to save Rocky's people, and made them whole again. A gift. Whether from the gods or the universe, it was irrelevant. How could anyone resist the gravitational pull that was Ryland Grace?

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    Adrian knows there's more going on between Grace and Rocky than what's been shared. If only Rocky could find the bravery to be honest.

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    23 Jun 2026

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