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    Confirmation bias: the human tendency to search for, interpret, and recall information that aligns with our existing beliefs, while ignoring or dismissing evidence that contradicts them.

    No matter what Grace tries to tell him, Simon is very sure that the man is divine in nature. It just makes sense.

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    Simon winds up in The Enclosure, naturally. Grace is super down to have human company on planet Erid, but he really wishes someone would have given him a little bit of warning first. Especially about Simon’s religious cult upbringing — if he had known about that, he maybe could have planned a better-worded greeting that wasn’t basically, “Be Not Afraid.” He really set them up for failure with that one.

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    The people of Erid understand discoveries and science can take time, but there is only so much hope they can grasp onto after so many years. There are only so many prayers to be said and only so many scenarios that can be dreamed.

    They are expecting a dejected crew -if anyone returns at all, not an alien ship and an even more alien person, supported by the only Eridian survivor, an antisocial engineer who knows nothing but facts and how to make anything he wants tick.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    Gracie was perfectly fine and happy with his life in Erid. He really was.
    Simon just wanted to live. What would he be willing to do to get it? Simon meets a strange, unusually clean man who tells him he's safe with him. It has to be some kind of trick, a twisted game he doesn't yet understand. But he's willing to play to get what he wants.
    Grace could communicate better; it would save them a lot of trouble.

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    20 Jun 2026

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    "Dream... Not of what you are... But of what you want to be..."

    When her mind first touched the empty, nameless stranger, Eleanor just knew this person would become incredibly important. But would Drifter's plan of playing nice and mending friendships really be the thing that saves not just the Hex, but all of reality? And even then, would it be enough to mend the ties that bind between two women who gave up on each other long ago?

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    20 Jun 2026