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1. Toss The Key by the_red_death (Phoenixgriffin260)

   Fandoms: Iron Lung (2026), Project Hail Mary (2026)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen, Other
   • Work in Progress

   09 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Alien Biology
   • Dehumanization
   • Misunderstandings
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Alien Character(s)
   • Alien Cultural Differences
   • Written by a Biologist
   • no AI use

   Summary

   It was perfectly smooth, almost polished, a dark red-bronze color that reminded me of old pennies. No markings, no lights, no handholds. Just... a sealed tube. "Reading a steady 363 degrees Kelvin on the surface, but there's a hot spot at one end - around 423. Something's active in there. Maybe the propulsion system? Except there's no propulsion system..."

   "Life support," Rocky trilled, his voice dipping into what I recognized as his 'thinking' range. "Eridian 🎶 no doors. Too dangerous. Maybe same. Pressure inside is very high. Door not open until pressure outside matches."

   That made a disturbing amount of sense. "So this thing is designed to open in a high-pressure environment. Like deep underwater? But it was in space. That's the opposite of high pressure."

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   1,820

   Chapters:

   1/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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