CruelPopcorn



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    Iruma gets himself, quite literally, stuck in a bad situation. He calls on his familiar somewhat accidentally for a little bit of help.

    Kalego is more than displeased at the situation to say the least, until he realizes it may be just a bit more dire than first glance shows.

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    Gosh, I hope you can pick this signal up. It took Rocky and I weeks to fix and calibrate the radio transmitter. You won’t be able to get an answer to me until years from now, so I’m just gonna operate like you’re listening. Get ready to hear from me a lot, because as much as I love the one guy I have here to talk to, he doesn’t always appreciate my jokes. You know, cultural context and stuff.

    Earth begins to receive messages from Dr. Ryland Grace, and eventually sends a few back.

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    11 Jun 2026

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    As their journey to Erid nears its end, Grace allows himself to feel hopeful about the future. The Hail Mary has survived far longer than she was ever intended to, Rocky is practically vibrating with excitement about returning home, and Grace has more or less managed to stave off the worst effects of malnutrition. Things seem to be going well.

    Until he wakes up one morning with a fever and a harsh cough and is granted a stark reminder of just how fragile his human body truly is.

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    10 Jun 2026

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    On the way to Erid, Grace dreams.

    “What does Grace need, question?”

    Grace needs to die, statement. Not that he would say it.

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    09 Jun 2026

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    “Very blob-like.”

    I laugh lightly. His voice is still off, but at least he’s respecting my wish to lighten the mood by making jokes.

    “Blobs need to be flexible, don’t they?”

    “Yes. Endoskeleton very fascinating.”

    “For sure. Also, at the end of my spine, I have a tailbone. It’s a vestigial feature, meaning it’s something human ancestors once needed but modern humans have absolutely no use for.”

    I hear him shift again, then he makes a note that I’ve come to realize is an Eridian’s version of ‘ugh’.

    “Not fascinating. Inefficient.”

    Grace grows severely emaciated towards the end of the journey to Erid. He uses this as an opportunity to teach a worried Rocky about the structure of his bones in a poor attempt to distract Rocky from the severity of his malnourishment.

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    09 Jun 2026