phm chap.5 ramblings.
ok i LOVED this chapter holy cow, the amount of media references in this book is amazing
Grace figures out what the Sun and Venus is to the Astrophages and figures out how to breed them.
His wild goose chase travel around the world is hilarious and his sudden importance to the aircraft is so fun to read!
i love his dynamic with Dimitri and Stratt was basically like a leader in a high school research project.
god i love this chapter. and i'm loving this book.
plot stuff: - Grace finally gets his hands on the Astrophages and NAMES THEM AFTER THE THREE STOOGES - He finally figures out that they react to Venus because of the planet's carbon dioxide frequencies (am i getting that right??) - Basically, Astrophages go to the sun to collect energy. Then go to Venus to reproduce. Child and parent return to sun to collect energy and then the process repeats. - They also just do this until the sun dims for 10% less its original energy. But Earth cannot live with the sun's energy that low. - We also find out that Astrophages can't go beyond 8 light years away (possible foreshadowing??) - There is a star cluster that is in reach of the phages but remains healthy. Why? That's where Project Hail Mary comes in (the title!) - Grace is in charge of making a breeding ground for the phages and he is now officially stuck in the aircraft instead of Stratt's lab. amazing.
i love this chapter bro. it completely rehabilitates you from last chapter's angst.