10 Bookmarks by epipedon
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Ultrasonic: Relating to sounds above 20000 Hz, higher than what humans may hear.
Eridians have evolved to use ultrasonic sounds to escape predators, similar to the human fight-or-flight. Similarly, the body sometimes conflates an emotional danger to a physical one.
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11 May 2026
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years since it's been here by solvskrift
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
10 May 2026
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Dozens of little legs raced across the sand, bolting past Rocky and heading straight for Grace, happy shrieking trills filling the air.
“Welcome to Field Trip Day!” Grace cried, flinging out his arms.
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11 May 2026
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Sirius, brightest star in the sky by runoti
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
10 May 2026
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Grace squeezes out a wet chuckle, thick with emotion, before suddenly falling silent. Its mouth does that strange up-down up-down movement, like it’s trying to figure out if it’s perplexed or amused. “Wait a minute—“ The human flops on its side to face them.
“Rock, that almost sounds like I’m your kids’ \.\\.”
“New word.”
“Uh… companion animal.”
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Grace and Rocky talk about evolution, family dynamics, and dogs.
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10 May 2026
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Come Apart Without Daylight by Brokenpitchpipe
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
09 May 2026
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“Grace lie,” Rocky says impatiently. “Stop wasting time. Tell what is wrong, now.”
Well, I’m not doing that. Even if I wanted to, I don’t know how I'd even begin explaining to Rocky that the only thing wrong with me is the fact that I want him to pin me down with his voice, shake out half a dozen orgasms, and then knock me out for good measure.
So we're going with plan B: time to fool the walking lie detector.
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09 May 2026
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you weren't there that day for the Naming of Things by callmearcturus
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
09 May 2026
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"Rocky did not understand human names and titles when we met. Eridian names longer, give information on Eridian's home, associations, skills." For the first time in ages, he positioned two of his arms together, forming the design that Grace thought of like a family crest, a single design bisected.
"You should teach me to read those before we get to Erid, so I can be polite." As Grace considered the linework, already picking up on some vague ideas from the shapes in Rocky's carapace, something else occurred to him. "So… I picked 'Rocky' because your outer shell looks like stone."
"And for inspirational story of athlete who defeats human system of poverty to become great champion. Eye of the tiger."
"Retroactively, yeah." Grace bent at the hips, getting to Rocky's 'eye' level. "So what'd you name me?"
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09 May 2026
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Earth to Erid, Do You Copy? by xlolinkax
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
11 May 2026
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Ryland Grace couldn’t say he’s ever had a best friend. Fudge—he couldn’t even remember the last time he’d gone out on a proper hangout. Well, that was until he met Rocky, his new best friend. A rock spider. And now Earth’s scientists are asking him all sorts of weird questions like “How many distinct notes does Eridianise possess?”, “Is xenonite used to construct Eridian dwellings?”, and “How close exactly are you with the Eridian named Rocky?”. What has his life come to?
a.k.a. Humans want to establish diplomatic relations between Earth and Erid and Grace is caught in the crossfire.
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08 May 2026
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a name is a symphony by InsaneTrollLogic
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
06 Apr 2026
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Rocky spends several years talking exclusively with an atonal human. This has some significant effects on his speech patterns.
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- Part 1 of Word People
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08 May 2026
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leave a light on. by bonebroth
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
07 May 2026
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'Why born sick?'
Parent touches the circle on their arm. They do that a lot when they're sad.
'Parent and mate not supposed to have clutch. Tried many times, but cells didn't fix selves. Finally, Parent fix. Was enough for little while, but was not enough.'
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- Part 1 of the shape of light & sound.
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07 May 2026
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The Greatest Act of Optimism by Acewithapaintbrush
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
30 Apr 2026
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The Eridian thrills a high sound that doesn’t get picked up by the translator which means that it has no clear meaning. Like when a human gasps or sucks in a deep breath. It actually sounds a little like that. When they notice that I’m staring straight at them they scramble back into their hiding spot and hold very still.
A child, I realize with a start.
That’s a child!
“Hey,” I call and the kid squeaks again. I was about to get to my feet but abort the movement and crawl closer on my hands and knees until I'm inches away from the xenonite wall. I wait and it takes me much too long to realize that they don’t have to peek around the corner to see if I’m still there.
“Hey there,” I try again, my voice low and calm. It’s my teacher voice, the one I use for shy and scared students.
Used.
The fact that I haven’t had to use it for years and it still comes to me automatically almost knocks the air out of my lungs but this is not about me, it’s about making sure the little pebble doesn’t die of fright from the scary alien. “Hi, I’m Grace. It’s alright, you don’t have to be scared.”
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How Grace finally gets back into a classroom, where he belongsBookmarked by epipedon
07 May 2026
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What Remains of Dr. Ryland Grace by aligningplanets for ramsay_baggins
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
29 Apr 2026
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The capsule touches down on Erid about a decade and a half after I do.
There's a message inside translated into fourteen different languages. Y'know, just in case I've taught myself - and then the Eridians - Afrikaans.
Hey, it reads. Can we have our ball back, please?
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07 May 2026