May I formally request more knowledge or possible doodles of your eridian Ryland Grace?
Of course! :D
One little idea I had for this au is that Grace and Adrian weren't super close when Grace was still human. They were friendly of course, and both appreciated and cared for the other due to what they meant to Rocky, but they never really had the time to get to know each other well. Adrian didn't have the time to visit Grace as much as Rocky, and Grace had very few opportunities to leave his dome at all.
Adrian was however one of the lead scientists on the transfer project, and once Grace was in his new body they took up a huge part of the responsibility of teaching him how to be an Eridian. They grew incredibly close during this time, Grace coming to trust and find comfort in Adrian just as much as he does Rocky, and Adrian grew to adore Grace's intelligence, humour, and still very much human mannerisms. They both also grew very fond of ganging up on Rocky at any given opportunity because they're both absolute lil shits uwu
And a lil sit doodle!
That I ended up adding a lil sweater too cuz I imagine "nakedness" would be one of those things he would have a hard time getting used to
And now I'm stuck with the thought of him accidently creating a new Eridian fashion trend because his pebbles DEFFINITELY want to copy their fav teacher.
Adrian gave him the bell, because when he was first getting used to his body he kept forgetting to use his passive echolocation. Which not only made it very difficult for him to see, but also made it so other Eridians at times didn't even notice him because he was so quiet. So the bell helped him lightly start reading his surroundings while he got comfortable using his voice, and it also made sure others didn't accidently bump into him :D
Another note about his mannerism is that he likes to "face" the Eridians he's talking to. It make sense for Eridians not to turn any which direction when spoken to as they take in sound all around and don't really have a "front", so I like to imagine that they just slightly tilt themselves in the direction of the speaker to indicate they're paying attention. Grace on the other hand has designated one of his sides as his "front/face" and will always spin around to "face" his conversational partner, something most Eridians find quite odd. Rocky also has a habit of doing this, tho not as often, as he too designated himself a face to mimic and better communicate with Grace when they were getting to know each other.
