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“Why eyes on shirt, question?”
“It’s from a musical called Cats. I brought this shirt when I went to see the show.”
OR - Rocky wants to know what the eyes on Grace's shirt are, and Grace is tasked with explaining the concept of Cats.
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15 May 2026
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Hail Mary Counter @hailmarytracker · 12 hrs
Days since last contact with Hail Mary: 9,716
🗨 1 ⇄ 2 ♡ 5It's been nearly 27 years since the Hail Mary departed. When the ISS detects a signal in the far off solar system, hope begins to grow, even as mysteries start to unravel and the universe becomes a little smaller.
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15 May 2026
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Eva Stratt knew who was dead. She knew what was going to happen next.
She understood three certainties in that moment.
1. She has absolutely no other choice.
2. He is going to hate her until the day he dies.
3. She is going to hate herself until the day she dies.-
or: eva stratt never got over what she did to ryland grace. ryland grace never got over eva stratt.Bookmarked by talkingleaves
11 May 2026
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Rocky has spent 46 years in the Tau Ceti system. All of his crewmates die, Blip-A requires repairs on a daily basis, and Adrian probably thinks he is dead. He almost lost all of his hope, but then, out of nowhere, he sees the light from another ship.
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09 May 2026
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Sometimes I'd forget
Rocky has been stranded, alone and light years away from home for 46 years. For a long time it seemed like nothing would ever change. But a new arrival in Tau Ceti system is about to alter the course of history; For Rocky, for Erid, and for another world far, far away.
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Beta read by chez_levi! Thank you for your notes, and curse you for your implications about metaphors
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09 May 2026