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    ‘You have three hours.’

    Stratt’s words echo in Ryland’s head. He is huddled on top of a building surrounded by satellite dishes, curling up as small as he can make himself, legs pulled up to his chest, arms slung around them, head buried in his knees. He must look pretty pathetic but no one will see him up here and even if they did, he’s kind of over it. They just asked him to die, he deserves a bit of a mental breakdown, thank you very much.

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    Three times Ryland Grace wasn't given enough time to think about where he wants to go and one time he was given all the time in the world.

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    22 May 2026

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    The capsule touches down on Erid about a decade and a half after I do.

    There's a message inside translated into fourteen different languages. Y'know, just in case I've taught myself - and then the Eridians - Afrikaans.

    Hey, it reads. Can we have our ball back, please?

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    21 May 2026

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    “What are you talking about?” Grace's fingers played quick chords as he spoke. He didn’t even look as he did it, but it did not make them any less purposeful.

    “Discussing possible reasons why Tau Ceti is not infected while other stars are,” Eva replied deftly. “I would invite you to join, but we were just finishing—”

    “Oh, that’s easy.” His hand twisted a knob, and the notes came out sharper. “It is infected—Petrova Line and everything.”

    In Grace's opinion, dreaming about time traveling is no excuse for getting out of practice with his Eridian. To the rest of the Petrova Taskforce, it seems a bit odd that their resident Astrophage expert has suddenly taken to carrying a keyboard around and playing it whenever he speaks. Eva Stratt resolves to figure out what is going on.

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    20 May 2026

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    It is four in the afternoon. Holland March is six weeks and four days into his second attempt at sobriety when his late wife's parents come knocking.
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    or, Holland gets a visit from the in-laws and a new perspective on his relationship

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    12 May 2026

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    There's something sad about Ryland Grace that everyone seems to notice.

    Young or old, friend or not-quite-foe, he always just seems slightly off. Ajar somehow. Like walking down an art gallery only to find one painting has been hung upside down - nothing you'd clock immediately, but once you see it you wonder why.

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    Beloved by all, but not enough to save him. Ryland Grace's struggles throughout the years with accepting himself for what he is.

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    11 May 2026