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this artfight attack is dedicated to rocky's fallen crew on the blip-a. i hope you know how loved you are little space rocks. may the stars watch you sleep forever <3
view the attack details and check out everyone's eridians here, and the full text of what ive written will be down below :D
The Song In The Stones: On Eridian Culture and Rituals
Author: Dr. Ryland Grace, Captain of the Hail Mary, Saviour of stars, with additional notes from Rocky, Engineer of the Blip-A, Saviour of stars
Chapter 6: Mourning Song
Dedicated to the fallen crew of the ships Hail Mary and Blip-A.
With their 5 vocal systems, Eridians communicate in a wide variety of notes and chords, even well beyond the frequencies of the average human ear. Songs are vital to their rituals, in both celebratory and sorrowful times.
A mourning song differs between individual Eridians, the communities they're from, as well as who the dead were and their significance to the singers. The highest rank in the thrum leads the song, and the others follow afterwards at their own pace. The song does not end until every Eridian has sung their piece, adding their own notes to the song. Rocky and Adrian told me that the song for the Blip-A crew was the longest mourning song in known Eridian history with the most participants, potentially longer than the ones for the fallen during the Great Eridian Wars. Many Eridians around the planet lent their voice, even beyond the immediate families of the victims, which only serves to show how great this mission was to this planet.
No human will ever truly understand the feelings expressed in the mourning thrum, however it was enough for my singular heart to request my security team to politely lead me out and back to the biodome. I am at a loss trying to describe the experience; I doubt any terminology in any known human language will suffice. Have you ever been to a live music performance and felt the drums and bass rattle deep within your chest? To bear witness to such a ritual produces a similar sensation, except it reaches into the crevices of your bones you didn't even know the human body had, echoing in your blood and organs and forever ringing in your ears. I did not have the personal experience of meeting Rocky's crew, and only held a very rough visual of them in my mind through extensive descriptions from several Eridians, however my heart pangs at the thought of them anyway, as if I met them long ago in my days in space.
However despite the simple title I have assigned of "mourning", the song is not exclusively as such. In a frequency I can just about hear if I try hard enough, there is a layer of joy. In a scale beyond my comprehension, there is a level of honour and of delight woven into the anguish, acknowledging the love as well as the pain. A unison of lighter sounds, though no less stronger than the grief, articulating what I can only imagine as a powerful respect for the fallen Eridians and what they have done for their home. This left me overwhelmed with emotions and a shaky breathing pattern that left my security worriedly agreeing with my request to leave.
In the privacy of my biodome, I wept. My heart aches for Olesya Ilyukhina and Yáo Li-Jie, and the Eridians left behind.
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this artfight attack is dedicated to rocky's fallen crew on the blip-a. i hope you know how loved you are little space rocks. may the stars watch you sleep forever <3
view the attack details and check out everyone's eridians here, and the full text of what ive written will be down below :D
The Song In The Stones: On Eridian Culture and Rituals
Author: Dr. Ryland Grace, Captain of the Hail Mary, Saviour of stars, with additional notes from Rocky, Engineer of the Blip-A, Saviour of stars
Chapter 6: Mourning Song
Dedicated to the fallen crew of the ships Hail Mary and Blip-A.
With their 5 vocal systems, Eridians communicate in a wide variety of notes and chords, even well beyond the frequencies of the average human ear. Songs are vital to their rituals, in both celebratory and sorrowful times.
A mourning song differs between individual Eridians, the communities they're from, as well as who the dead were and their significance to the singers. The highest rank in the thrum leads the song, and the others follow afterwards at their own pace. The song does not end until every Eridian has sung their piece, adding their own notes to the song. Rocky and Adrian told me that the song for the Blip-A crew was the longest mourning song in known Eridian history with the most participants, potentially longer than the ones for the fallen during the Great Eridian Wars. Many Eridians around the planet lent their voice, even beyond the immediate families of the victims, which only serves to show how great this mission was to this planet.
No human will ever truly understand the feelings expressed in the mourning thrum, however it was enough for my singular heart to request my security team to politely lead me out and back to the biodome. I am at a loss trying to describe the experience; I doubt any terminology in any known human language will suffice. Have you ever been to a live music performance and felt the drums and bass rattle deep within your chest? To bear witness to such a ritual produces a similar sensation, except it reaches into the crevices of your bones you didn't even know the human body had, echoing in your blood and organs and forever ringing in your ears. I did not have the personal experience of meeting Rocky's crew, and only held a very rough visual of them in my mind through extensive descriptions from several Eridians, however my heart pangs at the thought of them anyway, as if I met them long ago in my days in space.
However despite the simple title I have assigned of "mourning", the song is not exclusively as such. In a frequency I can just about hear if I try hard enough, there is a layer of joy. In a scale beyond my comprehension, there is a level of honour and of delight woven into the anguish, acknowledging the love as well as the pain. A unison of lighter sounds, though no less stronger than the grief, articulating what I can only imagine as a powerful respect for the fallen Eridians and what they have done for their home. This left me overwhelmed with emotions and a shaky breathing pattern that left my security worriedly agreeing with my request to leave.
In the privacy of my biodome, I wept. My heart aches for Olesya Ilyukhina and Yáo Li-Jie, and the Eridians left behind.
Ryland Grace and his popularity as a character feels like such an important step in repairing the cultural tsunami left by the long running trope of every genius character needing to be an insufferable asshole to everyone in a ten mile radios about it.
Conversely, Eva Stratt is doing wonders for repairing and inspiring a appreciation for commanding women with dubious moral convictions who are fully willing to bend laws for the greater good without hesitation.
named after their primarily waterfowl-like sounds, they're a puppet designer with a great interest in earth plays and musicals, and a teacher specialising in all things performance arts and storytelling 🪄
SECOND TRY (bc idk what happened to the first one):
About to leave on vacation for 2 weeks!! Soooo I'm sharing my fav Cassie art I got in artfight bc idk when I'll be able to revenge all of these (tho most have been revenged already):
Yes it's oddly placed I don't want my post broken again 😭
ALSO LOOK AT HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE @daxxiez 's CORAL!!! OUR BABIES!!!
Watched Project Hail Mary for the first time a few days ago and I’m obsessed. The way James Ortiz brings life to Rocky is so mesmerizing to see. I love seeing artists do what they love.
I technically wanted to draw a human version of Rocky but eventually settled for a one sitting session portrait of James <3 8 hours well spent.
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DISCLAIMER: This artwork is not authorised for use in generative AI training or image generation.
Commissioned and personal works may not be altered, sold, or used without permission from me (julesjuliiet).
(pov you're saviour grace and you need background noise to sleep)
"🎵 From being alone in space surrounded by corpses for 40 years, to being forced into a coma by people you considered friends, today Goose and I continue to explore the recommended stories that you fans gave us! What was your favourite story? Let us know in the comments below, and make sure to like and subscribe! 🎵"
"Wh- is that my coworker?! And the radio host that Rocky insists on listening to every morning?!"
Suffice to say, Grace did not get any sleep that night.
