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    When Ryland Grace returns to Earth, he knew it would be a big deal. He didn't quite expect the whole psychological part of things. As it turns out, there's at least one other person on Earth who can appreciate how much hangs in the balance when everything goes wrong in space.

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    He does not hold himself like a hero. At first glance, it’s hard to believe that this man saved the world. But once you look closer, you come to realise how his specific brand of charm was exactly what Earth needed in its eleventh hour.

    Dr Ryland Grace holds himself like a teacher.

    He asks me how you’re meant to start these sorts of things, and, suddenly taken aback by the sight of him in front of me, I give it to him the only way I know how. “Tell me about life on Earth.”

    Or: Ryland Grace finally gets his Futuristic BuzzFeed interview.

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    03 Jun 2026

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    For three hours, he’s at the beach, takes off his socks and hikes Ilyukhina’s dress up, and stands in the water. He left the cane on the shore; it hurts to let his frame bear the brunt of gravity unsupported. The reliable tide, just cool enough to chill him a little, laps at his shins.

    He closes his eyes and tries to forget about himself, the familiar ache in his joints and spine. Allows himself to imagine something else.

    A different truth, a hypothetical, a thought exercise.


    Rocky can't bear to lose Grace. But he can bear to watch Grace wither away from a sickness easily cured by Earth medicine even less.

    Grace has to make another choice.

    Or: After thirteen years on Erid, Grace leaves his true home for Earth. Eva Stratt lives to see him return. Earth takes note of the changes.

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    02 Jun 2026

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    It has been years since the Hail Mary launched and Stratt's taskforce was disbanded, and the ghosts of her actions, of Dr. Grace, still haunt her. Resigned to a cell as the world slowly freezes over, she has nothing but time to ruminate. To wonder if the hard choices she made were enough, or if humanity's best and brightest were wasted in one final tragedy. When the beetles return, however, she knows she must see the project to its finale.

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    02 Jun 2026

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    “Here? Here? Here?” He's not testing anymore. The little rascal has my body figured out and he goes for all my ticklish spots with the limbs not pinning my arms to the floor. Even through this new discovery, he's being careful not to hurt me. It's almost sweet.

    “Get-” I choke out through bubbling laughter, “get off!”

    I try to push up, but he puts another limb on my back, pushing me down harder. I can't get up.

    The laughter dies.

    I can't get up.

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