I have this headcanon that Rocky doesn't like Simon, at least in the start, because when they saved Simon and he was uncouncious and covered by blood, it had been Grace who has been more catious around him. He told Rocky about how dangerous a stranger human could be, and it was Rocky who tell Grace to relax, that there was nothing to worry.
In Rocky's mind all humans were like Grace. He knew that they would have other personalities and shapes, but he thought that humans were inhereted good. For him, who could finally interact with someone else, worked side by side, and became best friends with a human with such ease, and even do something impossible as saving the stars; For him, that had only know Grace clumsiness, and leaky face and silly phrases, there was no way a human could be so dangerous as Grace was describing it.
Besides, Rocky knows that Grace is longing to be able to connect with other human. Rocky is Grace's best friend, but he can't not hug Grace when he needs comfort, pat his hair, or even give him a comforting smile, all things that humans seem to want. So when they find another human, even one all bloody and uncouncious, Rocky thought that they have finally find a solution for Grace longing.
"I don't know, Rocky. You don't know humans as I do."
"Trust, me. Everything will be fine, statement."
"Okay...Okay! Yeah, it can be that bad right?"
Then the man woke up and he jumped over Grace, pressing him against a wall, taking him by the neck with his single arm, and he started screaming threats and questions to Grace who was not even able to breath, and Rocky realized he has wrong, he was been too confident in his small view of the universe.
Rocky had to push the man away of Grace, who could finally gasp for air and was trying to explain the situation, but the man didn't hear reasons and Rocky didn't have other choice but to inmobilized him until Grace could sedate him.
"He must be scare... humans can get violent when they are scare."
It was in that moment, that Rocky became aware of how lucky he was from meeting Grace, because not all humans would have give him a chance; an alien that looks like a big spider? Something that looks like what Grace described as scary?
Was Grace ever scare of him?
He can't know, and he doesn't want to ask.
He is just grateful that it was Grace, who became his first contact. Grace who is so brave and kind and his best friend.
And now there is a violent man in their ship, and Rocky doesn't know how to deal with him. Grace may forgive and forget his agressions, but Rocky would not, he can't allow himself to forget, no after it almost cost him Grace.
Grace that had put his expectactions about humans so high, that he had never ever thought of looking at them as threats, until now.
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