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  1. Public Bookmark 14

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    Rocky has hardly left Grace's medical room since arriving on Erid. Rocky needs to watch Grace sleep to know Grace is okay, even if that means putting off his own needs. Adrian figures if Rocky is not going to sleep, then they can at least talk.

    Or Adrian tries to lighten Rocky's mood by teasing him about the juicy rumor that Grace's scar is a matemark gone wrong

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    23 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 21

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    The person in the video is clearly a practiced archer, and they effortlessly hit bulls-eyes from double the distance of the spear throw. They fire multiple arrows in quick succession, and Rocky makes a little squeaking noise with every thunk they make into the target.

    “Weapon is… very powerful.”

    “Yeah, it certainly can be, but it takes a lot of practice to be able to shoot like that. Archery is more of a sport these days, but some people still hunt with a bow and arrows.”

    Rocky falls silent again. Honestly, Grace is relishing in having the evolutionary upper hand for once. He’s put up with so much teasing from Rocky about being leaky, fragile, and stupid, and while it doesn’t really bother him it’ll be nice to have something to tease him back about. He can already picture himself clapping back to a Humans so squishy and weak with a Your species couldn’t even figure out slingshots!

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    Grace introduces Rocky to some early human hunting tactics

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    23 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 32

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    "Accounting for time dilation and various features of our course to Erid, we have– what, four Earth years to kill? Thirty-five Eridian years, give or take? Time's not even real anymore.”

    “Kill?” Rocky presses abruptly, incredulity obvious in the chords of the question. “Four years to kill?”

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    Like any good scientist, he's tried to be systematic about it, and divided things up by a set of variables. If his students had been here they'd've started up a chorus of groans, protesting emphatically. The thought warms him a little.

    Metric one: Time.
    Control variable: Nutrition.
    Independent variable: Available entertainment. 
    Dependent variable: Mental health.

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    20 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 53

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    Eridians show affection mostly through singing, or by making gifts. Rocky has always found it an easy, uncomplicated way to express his feelings.

    Human affection is neither easy nor uncomplicated, he quickly discovers. It’s full of strange customs, involves a lot of touching and is, sometimes, worryingly violent.

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    19 Jul 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 36

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    Human biology is, at best, fascinating and, at worst, downright horrifying. Rocky comes to discover one of his least favourite quirks of the human body; its ability to make sounds without the permission of its owner.

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    19 Jul 2026