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  1. Public Bookmark 47

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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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    12 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 4

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    “How much did you read?”

    “Lot,” Rocky says, and it sounds vaguely like a child caught with their hand in the cookie jar. “Mary?”

    “Wait, you don’t need-” I try to interrupt him bringing the ship into this (she gets involved in our spars enough as is) but I’m too late.

    “Touch-starvation. Also referred to as touch-hunger. Side-effects include aggressive behaviours, impairment in speech or communication, lowered self-esteem, increasing anxiety, depression, and self-injurious activities-”

    “Okay!” I clap my hands, cutting her off. “Thank you, Mary, but that’s enough!”

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    or: grace and rocky have some discussions about touch on the way to erid. it doesn’t go the way you’d expect

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    12 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    “Yes yes yes, human touch,” he croons, and if I didn’t know any better I’d think he seems a little smug about the fact that he’s the exception here. But I do know better, so I can tell he’s absolutely smug about it.

  3. Public Bookmark 1

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    Ryland deals with isolation from the whole of humanity in his own way. By spitting pigment on his hand, of course.

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    12 Jun 2026

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    “If you could be any astronomical object, what kind of astronomical object would you be and why?”
    Rocky cannot be astronomical object. Rocky can only be Eridian.
    “Humor me, pal, I’m dying of boredom over here.”

    (or, snapshots of the fourteen days that Rocky and Grace spent making the chain in orbit around Adrian)

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    12 Jun 2026

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    “What are you talking about?” Grace's fingers played quick chords as he spoke. He didn’t even look as he did it, but it did not make them any less purposeful.

    “Discussing possible reasons why Tau Ceti is not infected while other stars are,” Eva replied deftly. “I would invite you to join, but we were just finishing—”

    “Oh, that’s easy.” His hand twisted a knob, and the notes came out sharper. “It is infected—Petrova Line and everything.”

    In Grace's opinion, dreaming about time traveling is no excuse for getting out of practice with his Eridian. To the rest of the Petrova Taskforce, it seems a bit odd that their resident Astrophage expert has suddenly taken to carrying a keyboard around and playing it whenever he speaks. Eva Stratt resolves to figure out what is going on.

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    25 Mar 2026

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