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Tree!Simon comic for the interested :) might make this a series, not sure though

For context: Simon (with plant-based mutations) landed on Erid a few earth years before Grace ever got there. He got his own biodome and all

Vaguely inspired by @taumoebros 's awesome biodome neighbours au

Separate frames under the cut:

craetor

My Adrian design and some Erid doodles! I think they turned out perfect, for my tastes🤎

Highly motivated by Pliocene by Cosmo Sheldrake. Glass Animals are kinda taking a backseat this year lol

vv0812

I think that we need more differences between Grace and Simon. I know that most of the particularities that we usually linked to all the religious aspect that Simon seem to have grow with, but there must be things besides that by the simple logic that they grew in two different environments, there most be cultural or social rules that they just don't know they are following.

Some examples I could thought:

Eye contact: Grace could have grew thinking that keeping eye contact while you speak to someone is a way to show you are listening to them. Simon could have grew associating eye contact with a way of intimidation. This could lead to A) Simon keeping prolongued eye contact in a effort to intimidate Grace who believes they are in the same page or B) Simon thinking Grace wants to intimidate him so he avoids meeting his eyes as a show of respect making Grace assume things.

Personal space: Personal space can vary a lot depending where you come from, and even when I find funny the idea of Grace been all over Simon, I believe that Simon would be the more clingy one. My reasoning is that Simon grew up in a cult in which everyone looked at each other as brothers and sisters, and lived in a space station meaning that there would not be as much space as in Earth, that led me to believe that people in Eden just didn't have a lot of personal space. Simon would be jumping at the start, but after a while he would be all over Grace.

Eating: Grace would, as we see in the book and movie, feel comfortable eating in front of other people, maybe even thinking that eating with someone is better that eating alone, while Simon could think that eating is a private thing to do, because food was something very precious in Eden and you were suppose to eat it by yourself in a safe space so no one could steal it from you. Simon when he realizes that Grace would actively eat in front of him doesn't know how to take it, maybe he thinks that Grace trust in him not stealing his food, maybe Grace is making a power move, maybe he is just an idiot.

Speaking: The people in Eden could have seen speaking as something reserve for when you have really important to say, or you needed to be very clear, maybe they spoke more through their action, because speaking can get your thirsty and water is a resource they can't just throw away in Eden. Simon been in shock by seeing how much Grace is able to speak. Grace and Simon having misunderstandings because Simon speaks through actions that Grace just doesn't get it completely

Extra:

I also think it would be funny to see this differences been notice byt the eridians. If Simon gets to be part of the Hail Mary crew, Rocky would be really confuse to see that the humans can't even agree in what humans do.

If this is the AU in which Rocky meets Grace in space, but Simon arrives to Erid and meets Adrian first the scientific community would just be panicking because the things that the data they have of humans keeps contradicting itself.

fedora-lessthan3

I lorb them

incorrect-favourites

adrian, underestimated how light the blob alien would be and accidentally threw him: I dropped Grace.

rocky: Adrian, what the fuck.

travbreachedcontainment

Can't stop drawing the polycule

floofle-universe

More Grockdrian

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rocky, to someone that angered them: *Eridian equivalent of flipping the bird*

adrian: Can’t say I’m surprised…

grace, confused: *mimics gesture*

rocky and adrian, both very distressed: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

kipsa-hoy

You sleep. I watch.

driftsart

Transformers x Project Hail Mary Au Doodles :D

42starsintheuniverse

When Grace dies he asks for his body to be turned to ashes, and then into a statue. The statue has him sitting, legs crossed, arms curled slightly, with his palms on his knees. He says in his final message there is a reason for this very specific positioning, but that he can't say what it is.

Time continues forward. Rocky and Adrian grow and change. They move house a couple of times. Rocky changes career from engineer, to inventor, to scientist, to diplomat, to teacher. Adrian picks up a new hobby every few decades. They explore other parts of Erid they've never seen. They meet humans on more than one occasion, but there's something about it... Something not quite right. The Eridian mind can never forget, and no matter how much time passes, Rocky feels it. Missing Grace. His human.

And then time really does move on. Rocky walks stiffly, Adrian sleeps for weeks at a time, they both eat less often due to how draining it is.

And one day, the temperature is perfect. Adrian wakes earlier than they have in years. The warmth loosens Rocky's arthritis, the wind is quiet that day, and sound can carry for miles because of it. The soil is quiet, ready, resonant. And they both know.

They go for a walk, take a dip in the sea, attend a choir in a crystal cave. And then, without fanfare, when no one else is around, they visit Grace. And Rocky climbs into his stone lap. And Adrian curls their body around Grace too. Just like Grace did hundreds of years ago, they let go, no scream, no pain, just peace and togetherness. Too beautifully intertwined to ever untangle.

And there they sit, three stones, for the rest of time.

kyra45

No one accidentally reported you and your account isn’t getting deleted in 24hrs. There is no tumblr discord account for reports it’s handled by the help center.

Additionally no you don’t use your credit card to verify your account. Your comments aren’t being hidden for security reasons and your account is still working fine. Tumblr checkmarks are jokes and mean nothing. Real staff have a visible badge on their profile and would never comment asking you to go to some shady link.

Account issues will always be emails.

And also tumblr premium isn’t $200 if someone told you they accidentally got it from you.

mamoru

life pro tip: if you happen to be considering purchasing an LG TV or monitor, you possibly want to pick something else! and if you have an LG monitor that has not been plugged into anything in a while, you might want to leave it that way!

if you already have an LG monitor or TV or intend to buy one, you probably want to watch this video and keep an eye on gamers nexus for updates (or anyone else covering the LG spying situation):

posted july 16 2026

LG is doing some bad things. how bad? well. here are some very brief bullet points. I am not an expert, gamers nexus is, see the video for more information than this:

LG monitors (brand new and years old, cheap and expensive) auto-install LG's own adware-spyware called LG Monitor App onto windows 10 and 11 computers. you plug in an LG monitor for video output and this gets installed automatically. no hitting OK, no confirmation, no toggles, NOTHING.

the auto-installed LG Monitor App auto-grants itself access to your internet connection and ALL computer resources. the LG Monitor App has the ability to collect: geolocation data, device data, personal information, online activity data, contact data, and more!

...and it shows pop-up ads! because fuck you

on some affected versions of windows, auto-installed shitware like the LG Monitor App can be prevented by navigating to gpedit.msc -> computer configuration -> administrative templates -> system -> device installation -> prevent automatic download of applications associated with metadata

...but, if your LG monitor already installed the LG Monitor App, this is like closing the barn door after the horse got out. and that horse has the logs of everything you were doing on your computer! someone stop that fucking horse!!!

unrelated to the LG Monitor App, many LG TV owners are now required to tell all household members and guests that their LG TV is recording and processing ALL nearby voices. or else they may be in violation of local eavesdropping and wiretapping laws. for owning a fucking LG TV.

plus, how many businesses, workplaces, public spaces use LG TVs?

allegedly the microphone spying can be turned off by disabling microphone features, but LG has been caught disregarding opt-out settings before.

LG TVs can record everything that happens on the TV, including the video output of connected devices like phones, computers, gaming consoles, anything that happens on the TV screen.

LG was sued for their spying, and as a result of that spying suit, now shows pop-ups saying oops! they got caught spying and intend to continue spying. thanks for buying LG!

as of when the video was posted, there was no list of every spying LG monitor or TV. but this stuff is getting rolled out to more and more LG devices, including those purchased years ago.

and that is the shortest summary I can make of this situation without just summarizing more of the gamers nexus video.

Update: We are working on a follow-up to the LG story and have some disturbing findings re: LG's products. It will take us a while to parse

⬆️posted july 23 2026

gamers nexus is fairly respected in technology journalism. they fly around the world investigating companies that fuck people over and have pressured major companies to make major changes over the years.

so for gamers nexus to say that this LG spying situation is both unprecedented in how uniquely bad it is in this era of spying, and that it gets even worse than their video where they already say to stop buying and using LG products while recanting every prior recommendation for LG products?

oooooofff

jenroses

For context, Gamers Nexus is a channel that does incredible deep dives and they work very hard not to be beholden to the tech industry. Steve is what I would consider a Very Reliable Source and I pay a lot of attention to his work.

Also LG is the epitome of planned obsolescence and while they often make very clever products, they also do things like not having parts available for less than the cost of a new machine and designing stoves that will destroy themselves with the self clean function.

I will not buy them again. Not in any category.

555bunnies

Hares and rabbits are both equally beautiful creatures

lostxanadu

the thing about being bullied for being weird as a kid is that even if you've always embraced being weird your brain is still always looking for the line where it's too much. you can be as proudly and intentionally weird as you want and you can love being weird but your mind is still convinced there's a point where you get too weird and people start treating you like a weird looking bug again. also it feels like you reach that point 500 times a day even if everyone you've spoken to today found you pleasant and likable and even if you're completely alone in your house with nobody looking at you at all.

monkeyislandtwo

why r callouts always like "please dont harass this person and dont go after them. anyway heres every single detail of their life gathered by stalking and their private profiles for all to see"

monkeyislandtwo

"please don't go after this person! now let me post this document for every single one of my followers and list every single one of their usernames"

cannibalisticdespair

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