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    “Careful, with that kind of language you’re gonna start a space war.”

    “I am being kind.” Rocky deadpans, and now I’m really grinning. I’m sure it’s the most shit eating grin I’ve worn in the past few weeks, and my chest feels a little lighter.

    “Pfff, you know humans would beat you in a space war anyway.”

    “Yes. You would drown us.”

    I can’t hold back the laughter that shakes my belly as Rocky sits there with his arms crossed—another habit he’s picked up from me—pretending not to be amused.
    The laughter feels warm, it feels earned. Maybe everything will work out. Maybe it was just one bad dream. Maybe I’m not a coward. Maybe it will all be alright.

    Bang!

    The laughter in my throat catches. The lights flicker. An alarm blares from the cockpit.

    Ah. Jinxed it.

    ****

    Grace never really had time to process a lot of the memories that returned in the midst of their world-saving mission. Now, with him and Rocky on the long haul back to Erid together, problems are making themselves known.

    He's not a coward, and he'll do anything to prove it.

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    17 Jul 2026

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    Grace is a pebble. An alien pebble, but a pebble nonetheless. Rocky and Adrian know they're the only ones suitable for caring for said pebble. Said pebble has yet to get the memo. In unrelated news, Ryland Grace has a headache.

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    11 Jul 2026

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    Pins and needles in my hands and feet have turned into full-on numbness in some areas. My legs ache. I am weak and tired. My gums have finally started bleeding. My arms display a colorful wave of bruises where blood has been taken. I have only a few days of coma slurry left. And. There are gaps in my memory. I’m not sure if it’s good or bad that I am able to sometimes remember this.

    I can also recognize the fact that I have become more withdrawn and irritable, but it’s as if I can’t physically stop myself from acting on those emotions instead of dealing with them in a rational manner.

    I sit in the corner of my habitat, knees drawn up and face pressed against the xenonite, away from the commotion. They’re letting me be for now, but I can tell every Eridian is focused on me regardless as they pack up Armando and other medical detritus.

    “Want Rocky here,” I mutter stubbornly against the translucent surface. They know this. I know they know this. I don’t understand why they’re keeping me from him. There’s a physical agony in my chest. I miss him so much.

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    11 Jul 2026

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    Grace and Rocky pick up Simon pretty early on in their multi year trip to Erid, and the additional human dwindles the food supply earlier than Grace had prepared himself for.

    Grace starts rationing meals to make sure Simon gets enough to eat, neglecting his own health along the way.

    Simon fears he notices too late.

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    08 Jul 2026

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    “Let me be there,” he pleads. “For all of it. No more hiding. Let me take care of you.”

    “It’s too much,” he says sadly. “I don’t even know what to do.”

    “We’ll figure it out together.”

    “It isn’t fair to you.”

    “Was I fair to you when I was struggling?” He asks.

    Grace doesn’t respond, knowing he has a point.

    (In which Simon learns about Grace’s episodes, and figures out how to support him)

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    07 Jul 2026