As both a science and English nerd, I love the idea that since Eridians are co-sexed (am I using that term right? Let me know), they donât have pronouns indicative of sex or gender but rather state of relation. Like how Rocky says, âfriend Graceâ, he is stating the relation of the subject to him. And taking it further, pronouns of possession, like Rocky talking to another Eridian would refer to Adrian as, âmy Adrianâ, and the other Eridian would refer to Adrian as âyour Adrianâ throughout the conversation. Because the state of relation is that Adrian and Rocky are mates. And that shifts based on whoâs in the conversation when the state of relation to who is present changes. Say Rocky isnât there. Same Eridian, who works with Adrian, talking to another Eridian who works with Adrian. Now itâs, âcoworker Adrianâ or â<job> Adrianâ. Same Eridian talking to another Eridian who doesnât know Adrian at all, and now itâs dependent on the context of the conversation. It could be, âRockyâs Adrianâ or âcoworker Adrianâ. If two states share the individual equally, you get âour Rockyâ for Adrian speaking to Grace.
Now that we have discussed this: I would like you to imagine the first time after Rocky left for Tau Ceti that somebody has the gall to speak of Adrian and Not refer to them as âRockyâs Adrianâ when the context would make that the appropriate way to refer to them. Implying theyâre available now.
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