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    Upon discovering a wormhole that cuts travel time between Earth and Erid down to just two years, the two planets want to negotiate an alliance.

    To ensure a smooth process, their shared saviors will act as ambassadors - after 36 years, the Hail Mary finally returns to earth.

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    18 Jun 2026

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    By our stars and saving grace,
    save us from this deep dark place.

    When you've been in darkness for too long, you tend to grab onto the first light you see. Sometimes that light happens to be an alien from a society light-years away from your own, and he happens to be exactly what you were looking for all along.

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    14 Jun 2026

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    The engineer takes my hand. His skin runs hot. Very hot. He doesn't let go at what I would gauge as a socially-acceptable handshake time interval. Are we just holding hands in the middle of the lab-workshop space? Guess we are.

    "I'm Rocky," he finally introduces himself. He has a hint of an accent, something lilting, melodic. I can't really place it.

    "Rocky," I repeat, slowly. "Like the movies?"

    "No," Rocky deadpans, giving me a look like I'm stupid. "Like the rocks."

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    07 Jun 2026

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    "Many stages in Eridian reproductive process. Rocky Adrian laying cycles finally sync up recently. So, Rocky Adrian think finally time for eggs. Adrian lay five eggs, very good. Only, strange thing happen. Rocky only lay one egg."

    “Oh,” I say. “That’s unusual, right?”

    "Very," Rocky hums.

    My throat tightens. "Does that mean there's something wrong? Are you sick?"

    Rocky makes a gesture I usually interpret as "not exactly". "Not sick," he says. "But doctors still worry. When Eridian start to make fewer eggs, this usually means laying period of life is over soon. Rocky very young for this. Rocky supposed to be in ideal time of life for laying. Rocky younger than Adrian, even." He shifts on three of his feet. Already, my mind is racing ahead, wondering -- "Doctors told Rocky to ask Grace, is this radiation side effect, question?"

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    06 Jun 2026

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    I flex my gloved fingers.

    “Just how much power are you giving me, exactly?”

    “All of it. Everything.”

    “Wow, that's. Wow. Are you sure?”

    Rocky makes a keening, high pitched vocalisation that I can feel in my chest.

    “I love you. It's the entire point.”

    I bury my blazing face in my hands.

    “Rocky, you can't just say things like that.”

    “I can and I will. Where does the medical robot keep the lubricant?”

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