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    Ryland has a tattoo. So does Rocky. It's not the same thing, but it also really is.

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    17 Jul 2026

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    Love the dialog and characterization in this one. Also cool Eridian culture headcanons about tattoos! Very much enjoyed.

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    Pins and needles in my hands and feet have turned into full-on numbness in some areas. My legs ache. I am weak and tired. My gums have finally started bleeding. My arms display a colorful wave of bruises where blood has been taken. I have only a few days of coma slurry left. And. There are gaps in my memory. I’m not sure if it’s good or bad that I am able to sometimes remember this.

    I can also recognize the fact that I have become more withdrawn and irritable, but it’s as if I can’t physically stop myself from acting on those emotions instead of dealing with them in a rational manner.

    I sit in the corner of my habitat, knees drawn up and face pressed against the xenonite, away from the commotion. They’re letting me be for now, but I can tell every Eridian is focused on me regardless as they pack up Armando and other medical detritus.

    “Want Rocky here,” I mutter stubbornly against the translucent surface. They know this. I know they know this. I don’t understand why they’re keeping me from him. There’s a physical agony in my chest. I miss him so much.

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    11 Jul 2026

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    It's not every day you wake up with five arms and no eyes, but Ryland Grace stopped having normal days a very long time ago.

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    07 Jul 2026

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    The Hail Mary spins with the Blip-A, connected only by a thin xenonite tunnel. Grace sits just feet away from Rocky, yet remains separated by a glassy barrier. He's desperate to communicate. Desperate for a friend. For reasons he can't explain, it seems like Rocky is too. This is the story of how they first learned to talk. Of their first real conversation.

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    04 Jul 2026

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    Exploration of how to communicate with an alien!

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    In linguistics, a false friend is a word in a different language that sounds similar to a word in your own, but differs significantly in meaning. No word in any Eridian language could possibly be mistaken for English. But Erid absolutely has false friends.

    In his right mind, Grace would easily identify the mistaken assumptions inhibiting his integration on Erid. They are:

    1: A molecular biologist and a sapient rock can cobble together translation software that reflects the etymological nuance of an entire alien language.
    2: Eridians are enough like humans to have an area 51 and look forward to using it.

    Unfortunately, Grace hasn’t been in his right mind in years.

    Or: a ‘Return to Erid’ story where Grace struggles to touch down alone.

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    27 Jun 2026

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    A story about miscommunication, paranoia, and names