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  1. Public Bookmark 25

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    Ryland Grace was Eva Stratt’s first choice for mission science specialist aboard the Hail Mary. He declined, and the astrophage explosion never happened, so Martin DuBois was sent to Tau Ceti. He died in a coma along with Yáo and Ilyukhina. Simon was born on Earth fourteen years after Ryland Grace. Instead of the COI, the latter half of his childhood was marred by the beginnings of the astrophage crisis.

    Fourteen years after the launch of the Hail Mary, a beetle returns to Earth. Over a decade earlier than should have been physically possible. The telemetry reveals that all three members of the crew died. So who sent it back, and why? Grace and Simon work alongside a team of scientists to see if the Earth’s Hail Mary pass can still be salvaged.

    (Absolutely no knowledge of Iron Lung or Arrival is needed to enjoy this fic - I just borrowed a character from each. This is an AU of Project Hail Mary in a universe I'm calling the "Penpal Verse," for reasons which should become apparent.)

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    11 Jul 2026

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    Done

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    Time is a fickle thing.

    One day you are young, playing in the rain with a smile etched onto your face. The next day you are old, graduating college and stressing about bills and student loans.

    Then in the next, you are young again, too young and too scared as you are told that you are going to be sent on a suicide mission to save your planet- and in the next heartbeat you are old again, walking with a cane and greying around the edges.

    Then, inexplicably, you are so so so very young again.

    And isn't that a shock for Ryland Grace to wake up to.

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    11 Jul 2026

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    Done :)

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    Ryland Grace unfortunately became important at work. His boss, Director Eva Stratt, moved him back to the states right after a three-month sabbatical to help Ava Ironchild with a strange issue. Her sanctuary has been struggling with a recent arrival, and someone needs to step in. Grace, for a reason he doesn't understand whatsoever, was the first person Eva thought of to deal with this... at least he gets to see his old friends?

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    17 Jun 2026

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  4. Public Bookmark 8

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    “Blip-F detected”

    “Grace!” Simon called out as he stared at the screen that Mary was calling out. Rocky came in first and pulled out his crystal stick thing to read it. Otherwise he refused to speak to him, which was fine by him.

    “Yes Simon?” Grace asked as he peered into the room. “Blip-F, what is Blip-F?” pointing up to the screen. Grace grabbed his glasses off his chin and put them over his eyes and peered closer to the screen

    -Or-

    Grace, Simon and Rocky find some old technology from Earth on their way to Erid.

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    09 Jul 2026

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  5. Public Bookmark 55

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    Siren Simon and marine biologist Grace 🗣‼️

    Inspired by @ml2key on Instagram!

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    03 Jul 2026

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