#yao phm

[chokedqwerty]

that au wehere ilyukhina and yao dont die and everyone is a bit more happymaybe? a bit sillier?

[hauntedhowlett]

so the project hail mary ground team probably had communication with the ship for a little bit before it traveled out of range, right?

i’m talking video feed, microphone, and remote access to the care robot.

stratt watched the ISS crew assist yao and ilyukhina and a sedated grace prepare for their induced coma. she heard ilyukhina make a joke about waking up the most well rested she’s ever been in her life. she watched yao shake hands with the crew captain and thank them for their help. she watched the fate of humanity drift off to sleep, watched as the ISS crew wrote “good luck!” on the sleep pods, watched the hail mary detach from the ISS.

stratt checked the feeds almost obsessively. she would pull up the cameras and tap into the microphone, even though she saw no movement and heard no sound. she scrolled through health reports that she couldn’t understand. it became part of her routine. despite all her bravado, all her efforts to remain distant and detached, these people had become her friends.

and she had betrayed them all, in some way. grace most of all, yes, she had forced him on a mission he didn’t want to go on, had signed his life away to the stars for the sake of a dying star and a suffering planet, but she had also betrayed yao and ilyukhina, sending them on a mission without knowing that grace had said no. a lie of omission, but a lie nonetheless.

once the ship had cleared the requisite distance from the ISS and any satellites, the astrophage engines kicked on. the speed increased and with it the distance, which eventually led to delays in communication with the ship. the reports began to slow, delayed by a few hours, then days, then weeks. the video feed became glitchy before going dark. the mic feedback was nothing but static.

the hail mary became a ghost — something that was there but could not be seen or reached.

but perhaps most haunting of all was the last report ground control was able to receive:

STATUS

YAO - DECEASED

ILYUKHINA - DECEASED

GRACE - ALIVE; Vitals: WNL

[moss-indie]

[mild phm book spoilers]

"they didn't nuke Antarctica" this "they didn't pave over the Sahara" that. guys, I feel like we greatly glossed over the fact that there is a huge supply of heroin aboard The Hail Mary... Like it's just there somewhere. Because Ilyukhina asked for it. And Stratt was like sure??

[t0m0w0]

Watched the movie a bit ago and now I’m reading the book yayy

First drawing inspired by this post by wildeyedstorm on twt <3

[daredevil-vagabond]

"A corpse is talking"

Project hail mary X Chainsaw man

[nachtwaechterin-ao3]

inspired by this post by @the-wheel-and-axel

[starrose17]

Their reactions to him trying to give them reasons not to go fascinate me. Makes me think about Carl's last words to him "You know who you are." The problem is, Grace DOESN'T know who he is, but everyone else does. That's why they all look so confused. They all believe in him, they know how smart he is, they all know he can do this, but Grace doesn't.

[caelusiskool]

Some scenarios inspired by this post from @katrandomwrites !

Presentations:

Be nice.. its my first time drawing anyone but grace.. (and stratt)

Might do more LMAO these were so fun to draw!

Im specifically looking at the sleeping lap board grace.. maybe! 👀