“you don’t even have a dog” is probably the most haunting line to me because a lot of times society determines worth by romantic relationships and kids (and by extension, a dog). it doesn’t matter how smart and talented you are, or how much of an impact on the community you have, or how much you love the fog and the sand and the forests and the cliffs. you don’t even have a dog, so what would you be leaving behind? asking who is going to miss you? instead of what are you going to miss?
vs rocky who cared for and trusted the man’s intelligence enough to risk his own planet to go outside his enclosure to save grace. who loved him enough to give him a home full of things he didn’t always understand and colors he could never see and an ocean the human missed with real, working waves, and a classroom of kids so grace could do one of his favorite things every day. who knocked on grace’s door early in the mornings so they’d have time to sit on the beach
