I have an offering to the bloodymary AU crowd 🤲
Simon who is used to the quiet of the submarine. Who's spent weeks alone with just his thoughts and the sounds of the submarine and blood ocean to cut through the silence
Vs the Hail Mary, which is loud. The computer that translates what Rocky says is connected to all the speakers in the ship so Grace can hear what Rocky has to say no matter where he is on the ship "because human hearing bad bad bad statement". And Ryland "middle school teacher" Grace is so used to projecting his voice to a big classroom of rowdy kids that "essentially shouting" is his base setting, and living with an Eridian who can hear a pin drop on the other side of the ship never helped him key into this fact
Now imagine Simon, new to the ship and having the absolute worst time trying to sleep or have alone time with just himself and his thoughts
Because it's never. quiet.
"Grace, Rocky want watch human movie!"
"ok Rock, what do you want to watch?"
They at least have the decency to turn the volume down for the movie, but Simon can hear every piece of commentary they make
And I could also imagine how this would go in a shipping direction
"Rocky have question about Simon"
"does Grace want Simon as mate, question?"
"Grace call Simon attractive! Grace also say Simon very smart. Grace say like smart people for mates."
"ok I- ...you got me there Rock."
"Rocky help! Rocky be Grace's wingman!"
"no no, you don't need to be my wingman Rocky."
"Grace get stupid when around Simon, need wingman, statement."