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    “Eva Stratt, you are under arrest.”

    She wonders what they’ll charge her with as they place the handcuffs around her wrists. Environmental destruction, certainly. Extortion and racketeering? Probably. Someone could make the case for smuggling—it would be interesting if they got her on piracy. She turns to give her final good-byes, and her heart stops.

    “Ryland Grace, you are under arrest.”

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    Eva Stratt was prepared to be the world's scapegoat. She'd angered too many people and skirted too many rules not to be. She didn't expect Ryland Grace to get arrested right alongside her.

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    05 Jun 2026

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    The data on the Ringo probe is just a little different from the others, and when she investigates, Eva Stratt is privy to the last, and most treasured, messages from Ryland Grace.

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    In other words, Eva watches Grace fall in love from across the galaxy.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    The laws of entropy insist that natural systems always move to a state of constant disorder, constant change, constant expansion. You would not know any of this if you meet Eva Stratt, because as shocking as she may seem to the average person, she is achingly predictable. It is not her fault if her choices are unforgivable in the eyes of the law, or the UN, or someone’s deadbeat uncle cursing over his phone. They should not have expected anything different.

    or, Eva Stratt receives an eviction notice for Ryland Grace four months after the launch of the Hail Mary and moves his things out of his apartment.

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    02 Jun 2026

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    Mindy Park is rapidly realising that the first intelligent extraterrestrial to make contact with the human race thinks they’re fucking stupid. She’s pretty sure that Dr Grace isn’t accurately translating half the things Rocky is saying, but most of what he is telling her is that Rocky has a better way of doing what NASA wants them to do, and honestly, it seems like Rocky is mostly right. She probably doesn’t want to know what the other half of what Grace’s new alien friend is saying, if the things that are making it through what she’s calling the “middle school teacher filter” are “why would you do something the dumb way when you could do it the right way”.

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    Mindy has a headache, Grace has trauma, Mark is confused and Rocky is wondering how humans made it in to space when they're all so, so dumb.

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    01 Jun 2026

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    "Speaking from a selfish perspective, I hope you stay. But, we also have another offer."

    Ryland looks down at his best friend, eyebrow raised. Curiosity pushes the burgeoning tightness enough for him to ignore. "Yeah? What's that, Rock?"

    "We can build onto the Hail Mary— a spaceship large enough to carry you, me, and other scientists. We go to Earth with you," Rocky trills. Ryland can't believe his ears. Rocky's carapace tilts in the way that means he's smiling. "We live on Earth, learn from the humans, and return in our own time."
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    Or, Rocky offers to travel back to Earth with Grace. Featuring best mate Adrian

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    30 May 2026