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Grace was in the lab, checking and double checking the taumoeba for any leaks, when he heard it. A scream. A very human scream. He dropped, very carefully, what he was doing and ran out of the lab.
The sound came from where Rocky had been sleeping. Grace could hear crying as he approached. He ran into the dormitory and Rocky's xenonite ball was nowhere to be scene.
WAIT HIS BALL IS GONE WHERE IS HE HE WAS ASLEEP
Grace forced himself to breathe, "Mary, where is Rocky?"
"Rocky is currently located in the dormitory," the robotic voice replied
Grace did his best to swallow down the rising panic. Grace jogged over, a human was curled up in the corner of the room. Before Grace could put his thoughts into words, the guy lunged at him. He clung to Grace soaking his I had potential shirt with tears.
"Uh, hey buddy," Grace started, awkwardly patting the guy on the back. "Are you okay?"
"s bright," the guy mumbled, "Grce, smthn hppn."
Right. So, this guy knew his name. And still no sign of Rocky.
Grace laughed nervously. "You wouldn't happen to have seen a sentient rock around here, right?" He
The man shook his head and tried again, "'s me."
"What?"
"'s me," he repeated, "Rooocky."
"..WHAT"