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[ramqiu]

t minus 12 hours to launch

[opabiniasarecool]

Yes, Ryland Grace is the most aroace person you will ever meet. Yes, Rylan Grace was this secret third thing with Eva Stratt. Yes, Ryland Grace and Carl would've been wonderful husbands if fate hadn't ripped them apart. Yes, Ryland Grace is mates with two alien rocks who love him dearly. Yes Ryland Grace is down bad for Simon from Iron Lung.

All of these statements perfectly coexist in my head.

[andromedasent]

Concept for bloodymary enjoyers: maybe Grace & Rocky don't find Simon that early into the journey to Erid. Maybe they actually find him pretty late.

By this point Grace is already suffering bad from malnutrition. Maybe juust at the "can still walk and talk but I'm sleeping damn near all the time" stage. Simon's sub is just straight up floating in space not far from this weird ass moon that visibly has way more color and stuff going on than its planet. They get close enough that Rocky can, with focus, hear a heartbeat. They debate the matter immensely (they can't afford to stay or bring whatever it is on board, there's not enough resources; Grace wants to anyway) and settle on spending one painstaking week figuring out how to secure it to the ship.

Initially the idea is to get whatever creature in there out, but there's a couple problems with that, namely being a) they have no way of protecting it from the radiation of space, they don't have the capabilities of Rocky's ship to do that for them. b) it is after intense scrutiny and observation from a distance determined to be filled with some kind of liquid, according to Rocky c) the sub is, in Grace's words when he looks at it from the petrova scope, "visibly pulsing" and he really doesn't want to fuck with that. They spend very valuable time figuring out how to secure the sub to the ship, weaving enough xenonite to be able to do so. The last spacewalk Grace ever does is securing the straps they made around the sub back onto Mary. It sets back his health greatly.

The insanity that is landing on Erid. On one hand, they have this weak, dying malnourished human who they very urgently need to start synthesizing the right nutrients for because he could actually die any minute now. On the other hand, they have this horrifying fucking Situation of a sub where the liquid inside is just Full of the same blood the other creature has, and the pulsing is coming from this seemingly other human who has connected and fused to the sub with something like branches or vines. Getting Simon out of the sub is objectively easier. Treating his arm and wounds is an insanely hard task, but it is still easier than treating Grace. Simon yells and fights when he wakes up, but he's not as strong as them, well quarantined behind a barrier, and smart enough to figure out that they're trying to help him even if he can't understand what they're saying. Simon being brought to see Grace (but not touch or get close to, never, Rocky is insane with the need to protect Grace, especially since Simon has proven he can be violent and Grace is so so delicate right now) and realizes with slight horror that the desperate chirping is them asking him how they can help Grace. But Simon has no idea because he doesn't know this guy at all or what's wrong with him other than being hungry. How do you explain you can't just "give him food" you don't have with a language barrier like that.

Anyway. Yea. Just the idea that the first time Simon meets Grace is when Grace is at his weakest & lowest. How massively that would impact their interactions

[andromedasent]

OBSESSED with this take from @notsogoodangel

[zestoflemon]

whoa who said that

[andromedasent]

Concept for bloodymary enjoyers: maybe Grace & Rocky don't find Simon that early into the journey to Erid. Maybe they actually find him pretty late.

By this point Grace is already suffering bad from malnutrition. Maybe juust at the "can still walk and talk but I'm sleeping damn near all the time" stage. Simon's sub is just straight up floating in space not far from this weird ass moon that visibly has way more color and stuff going on than its planet. They get close enough that Rocky can, with focus, hear a heartbeat. They debate the matter immensely (they can't afford to stay or bring whatever it is on board, there's not enough resources; Grace wants to anyway) and settle on spending one painstaking week figuring out how to secure it to the ship.

Initially the idea is to get whatever creature in there out, but there's a couple problems with that, namely being a) they have no way of protecting it from the radiation of space, they don't have the capabilities of Rocky's ship to do that for them. b) it is after intense scrutiny and observation from a distance determined to be filled with some kind of liquid, according to Rocky c) the sub is, in Grace's words when he looks at it from the petrova scope, "visibly pulsing" and he really doesn't want to fuck with that. They spend very valuable time figuring out how to secure the sub to the ship, weaving enough xenonite to be able to do so. The last spacewalk Grace ever does is securing the straps they made around the sub back onto Mary. It sets back his health greatly.

The insanity that is landing on Erid. On one hand, they have this weak, dying malnourished human who they very urgently need to start synthesizing the right nutrients for because he could actually die any minute now. On the other hand, they have this horrifying fucking Situation of a sub where the liquid inside is just Full of the same blood the other creature has, and the pulsing is coming from this seemingly other human who has connected and fused to the sub with something like branches or vines. Getting Simon out of the sub is objectively easier. Treating his arm and wounds is an insanely hard task, but it is still easier than treating Grace. Simon yells and fights when he wakes up, but he's not as strong as them, well quarantined behind a barrier, and smart enough to figure out that they're trying to help him even if he can't understand what they're saying. Simon being brought to see Grace (but not touch or get close to, never, Rocky is insane with the need to protect Grace, especially since Simon has proven he can be violent and Grace is so so delicate right now) and realizes with slight horror that the desperate chirping is them asking him how they can help Grace. But Simon has no idea because he doesn't know this guy at all or what's wrong with him other than being hungry. How do you explain you can't just "give him food" you don't have with a language barrier like that.

Anyway. Yea. Just the idea that the first time Simon meets Grace is when Grace is at his weakest & lowest. How massively that would impact their interactions

[andromedasent]

Additional horror: when they're figuring out how to synthesize food for Grace (and Simon) and the idea of using human protein cells etc. comes up. They initially go "oh, let's use Simon's," since he is objectively in a healthier state and can afford losing those cells right now. But then they compare them with what they have of Grace's cells and they're just Fucked. They are way too fucked up. Almost actively eating each other before rapidly multiplying again just to eat eachother again. Wildly unsettling to watch for any scientist and they very quietly decide to use Grace's cells

[bluemuffin-draws]

Based off this post by @7-inches-of-satanic-panic

Part 2

[echointhewindwind]

Being an Eridian scientist has to be so funny. You train your entire life as a biologist, becoming specialized in your field, probably giving lectures or educational speeches to other Eridians, and then the star savior Rocky comes home with his weird pet dog. Your job is now to cultivate food so the weird dog who is the age of average baby doesn’t die. The dog also saved the stars. Your job is making dog food out of the dog. You also learn that you and the dog have the same job. You are the happiest scientist on Erid.

[bfpierce]

online fandom is so fun because we’ll be talking about very serious character moments and analyzing them and stuff and there will be a lull in the discussion and someone will be like “and then they fuck about it” and then we’re all like yeah and then they fuck about it

[fanfic-chan]

Y'all ever think of what the person responsible for Rocky's voice bank must've felt when those videos finally got to earth? Imagine doing a voice acting gig for a bank voice on a computer or whatever that you eventually completely forget about, only for it to one day come back to you when the FIRST intellectual alien lifeform that a human being has ever met decides to use it as their chosen voice. The mild horror. The exhilaration. The emotional punch. This is it. This is your magnum opus. You have given a human voice to a sentient rock and it will NEVER get better than this. Also, they picked you over MERYL STREEP?!?!

[andromedasent]

For everyone who's been wondering what Grace must look like to Eridians this is definitely it btw

[andromedasent]

Concept for bloodymary enjoyers: maybe Grace & Rocky don't find Simon that early into the journey to Erid. Maybe they actually find him pretty late.

By this point Grace is already suffering bad from malnutrition. Maybe juust at the "can still walk and talk but I'm sleeping damn near all the time" stage. Simon's sub is just straight up floating in space not far from this weird ass moon that visibly has way more color and stuff going on than its planet. They get close enough that Rocky can, with focus, hear a heartbeat. They debate the matter immensely (they can't afford to stay or bring whatever it is on board, there's not enough resources; Grace wants to anyway) and settle on spending one painstaking week figuring out how to secure it to the ship.

Initially the idea is to get whatever creature in there out, but there's a couple problems with that, namely being a) they have no way of protecting it from the radiation of space, they don't have the capabilities of Rocky's ship to do that for them. b) it is after intense scrutiny and observation from a distance determined to be filled with some kind of liquid, according to Rocky c) the sub is, in Grace's words when he looks at it from the petrova scope, "visibly pulsing" and he really doesn't want to fuck with that. They spend very valuable time figuring out how to secure the sub to the ship, weaving enough xenonite to be able to do so. The last spacewalk Grace ever does is securing the straps they made around the sub back onto Mary. It sets back his health greatly.

The insanity that is landing on Erid. On one hand, they have this weak, dying malnourished human who they very urgently need to start synthesizing the right nutrients for because he could actually die any minute now. On the other hand, they have this horrifying fucking Situation of a sub where the liquid inside is just Full of the same blood the other creature has, and the pulsing is coming from this seemingly other human who has connected and fused to the sub with something like branches or vines. Getting Simon out of the sub is objectively easier. Treating his arm and wounds is an insanely hard task, but it is still easier than treating Grace. Simon yells and fights when he wakes up, but he's not as strong as them, well quarantined behind a barrier, and smart enough to figure out that they're trying to help him even if he can't understand what they're saying. Simon being brought to see Grace (but not touch or get close to, never, Rocky is insane with the need to protect Grace, especially since Simon has proven he can be violent and Grace is so so delicate right now) and realizes with slight horror that the desperate chirping is them asking him how they can help Grace. But Simon has no idea because he doesn't know this guy at all or what's wrong with him other than being hungry. How do you explain you can't just "give him food" you don't have with a language barrier like that.

Anyway. Yea. Just the idea that the first time Simon meets Grace is when Grace is at his weakest & lowest. How massively that would impact their interactions

[stealingpotatoes]

how do you feel about the phm headcanon that adrian is much bigger than rocky and also theyre bad as hell. Bad bitch rocky pulled by being autistic

YES i love it when adrian is way bigger than rocky uh here's my take on rocky and adrian

(links // tip jar!)

[odinsblog]

Thread on alternative views of iconic landmarks you (probably) haven’t seen before 🧵

1. Mount Fuji from a plane window.

2. Arc de Triomphe, Paris

3. Aerial view of Kaaba, Mecca

4. A view of the Taj Mahal that you do not usually see, highlighting the stark contrast between opulence and poverty divided by a single wall.

5. Top down view of the Statue of Liberty

6. The backside of Tutankhamun's burial mask

7. The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica seen through Rome's most famous keyhole.

8. The worn steps of the Tower of Pisa

9. Photographer Alexander Ladanivskyy, in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, captured an extraordinary drone shot of the Great Pyramid of Giza from an unusual perspective.

10. The Shanhai Pass, where the Great Wall of China meets the ocean.

for images 11 - 25, please see the source, here

[ukraine-mentioned]

context given: alexander ladanivskyy is a ukrainian photographer

[rockets]

________

You will be remembered as a hero. ________

For those wondering about the fox. Grace has a subtle motif with this animal throughout the movie, but especially this shot where they pack this toy fox with his belongings on the Hail Mary. The pose of it looked a little haunting to me, thus prompting this illustration. __________ (Small/large prints are also available on my etsy ❤️)

[bramblepatch]

Grace explaining sheepishly to Eridian linguists that the reason he uses different pronouns for Rocky than for the rest of the population is that he reflexively defaulted to assigning Rocky the same grammatical and social gender that he himself uses, in a way that has historical precedent but in modern English is considered somewhat chauvinistic and backward, and he's not proud of it but also the habit is pretty deeply ingrained now and unless Rocky objects it's probably easier to just keep on as he has been...

and immediately being informed lol. lmao. do not even worry about it. you have no idea what kind of buck wild grammatical constructs Rocky has invented for you. everyone else addresses you as foreigner/scholar. they're somehow managing to refer to you as their sibling, ward, and semidivine culture hero at the same time every time they talk about you.

[mocacci]

Unstoppable force meets immovable object 2 (wip) Prev Yes, i'm continuing this comic.

[swiapples]

clingy grace