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    After launching a Taumoeba probe to Venus, the old Hail Mary crew gets together to mourn and reminisce. Long ignored truths are finally spoken aloud.

    Inspired by Dan by Noah Kahan

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    03 May 2026

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    The original Project Hail Mary crew get together to mourn Grace after the successful launch of the taumoeba to Venus.

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    After a year in orbit, Grace thinks he's ready to finally make his way down to Erid. The planet has been eagerly awaiting his arrival, ready to welcome him like a hero. Grace forgot to consider just how loud Erid could be and, more importantly, how frayed his tolerance is after years of near solitary travel.

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    Grace is overstimulated and has a meltdown shortly after arriving on Erid. Rocky tries to help.

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    01 May 2026

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    Grace has a meltdown due to overstimulation when he first goes onto Erid’s surface. He then tells Rocky the truth of how he ended up on the mission.

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    Grace is dying. He's been dying half this trip. There's no point in ignoring it, though he and Rocky try to anyway. One particularly bad day, he finds he can't shake the thought of Yao's gun, hidden away down in storage and calling to him.

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    "There's a gun on the ship.
    A gun on the ship for one very specific reason. A reason that Grace has spent years running away from, but one that keeps chasing after him. "

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    01 May 2026

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    Grace is depressed in the final days on the journey to Erid.

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    One unexpected benefit of Rocky's new xenonite suit is the discovery that Grace's panic is often soothed by Rocky's weight on his chest. It's come in handy during many nightmares and Rocky is ecstatic to have a new way to help. During Grace's latest nightmare, Rocky goes to put weight on his back to soothe him. It doesn't work. It really, really doesn't work.

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    01 May 2026

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    Rocky accidentally makes Grace’s nightmare memory of being forced onto the mission worse.

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    As he settles into Erid, Grace finds himself wanting more and more to better blend in with his new neighbors. His biology is a hard bridge to cross, but he gets a few ideas when Rocky gifts him some Eridian gems.

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    29 Apr 2026

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    Grace feels out of place on Erid. After Rocky gifts him with some gem stones from near his birthplace, Grace feels much more Eridian.