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    “You are not sleeping.” Rocky observes after a while longer of Ryland flopping from side to side and huffing in increasing impatience. “You said you would sleep.”

     

    “I’m trying.” Ryland mutters. “It’s not as easy for humans as it is for Eridians.”

     

    Sleep has been an increasingly large problem as of late. Ryland sits around all day, tries to convince himself to do something productive, fails, eats chalky pasty coma-slurry, stares into (literal) space until his eyes start to burn, and then lies awake in bed feeling miserable about his life choices.

     

    Or, as he remembers now, not choices.

     

     

    It's a long trip to Erid, and then the rest of his life, however long that may be. Luckily, Ryland has the best company in the galaxy along for the ride.

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    29 Jun 2026

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    "Did I say something wrong?" Adrian asks, stepping towards him again. "Grace?"

    He sucks in a harsh breath and blinks, turning his head away and hanging it low, near his chest. "Jesus…”

    "Grace?”

    "Sorry," his head pops up again, and his heart seems to be fighting to calm down. "Sorry, just—woof. That's the most intense déjà vu I've had in a minute."

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    Adrian joins Grace on a sea glass hunt. Human brains get weird and gentle feelings are shared.

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    24 Jun 2026

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  3. Public Bookmark 36

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    46 years.

    That’s how long Rocky spent alone, hiding in his workshop, making useless gadgets to add to his ship, repeating the same calculations over and over until they made him sick. Never once stepping a claw outside, refusing to face the reality of his dead crew and a failed mission. Doing nothing, wasting away, betraying everyone who had faith in his mission, betraying Adrian.

    A coward.

    Grace’s fragile heart flutters in a desperate attempt to force blood around his broken body.

    Rocky will not die a coward.

    Or, Rocky’s POV of Time Go Fishing

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    The Eridians don't have love words. Love is assumed -- structural, built into everything. But they do have a word for the specific feeling of being relieved someone exists. Not for what they give you. For what they are.

    Rocky has been trying to translate it for three years.

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    17 Jun 2026

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    “Grace, question?”

    I perk up at the sound of Rocky's voice. It's not uncommon after almost two years into our trip to Erid to ask random questions about me, or humans, or really earth in general. Especially after an hour or two on his computer.

    “Yes Rocky?”

    “Humans persistence predators, question? Humans hunters, question?”

    “Ah.”

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    or humans can seem terrifying to space rocks

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    16 Jun 2026

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