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    Colt thought he was stopping by to annoy his twin brother at work.

    He did not expect to discover that Ryland Grace is actually a really good teacher. He definitely did not expect to become part of an seventh-grade physics lesson about momentum, impact, and why bodies need more time to survive a fall.

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    23 May 2026

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    “People know movies aren’t real. They know cars don’t explode like that, not really. They know heroes should have concussions and villains should have better peripheral vision. But for two hours, they agree to believe the fall matters and the rescue arrives, and the body can hit the ground and still stand up afterward. That’s not nothing.”

    Such an impactful way of describing things! I love love love this writing.

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    “Transmitting…” The screen in front of him regains Grace’s attention.

    There’s a crackle of static, and then, “–to next coordinates. Uh, I think it’s just gonna be more rocks. Is there- do you want me to try a few different angles?”

    Grace nearly falls out of his chair.

    (Or: The radio frequency that squeezes through a pinhole to connect two one-way trips)

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    20 May 2026

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    “Grace can feel song, question?” Rocky asked, slower than usual. The cooing had lulled him, too.

    I… Maybe? Yeah,” Grace whispered, and Rocky had to focus to understand the slurring.

    “Humans can feel sound, question?”

    Grace huffed a small laugh. “Sometimes, yeah. For example, when the sound is… very low and loud, we can feel it in our chests.

    “Song is neither low nor loud.” That would have an entirely different effect.

    I know. I can still feel it, I think. It’s strange.

    “Good strange, question?”

    Good strange, yeah.

    Grace could feel sound. Grace could feel Rocky’s songs.

    Hmm.

    Rocky discovers nature's laws aren't as inflexible as they'd thought. He puts this to good use.

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    21 May 2026

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    Grace makes the assumption that Rocky has become clingy because of Grace almost dying. It becomes clear that this might not be the only reason.

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    “How far did he get?”

    “Almost touched the fence,” Carl says.

    “He was motivated,” Eva murmurs distantly. She is suddenly very tired.

    “Past tense already?”

    Eva flinches, feeling slapped in the face. No more coffees brought to her right as she starts to lag in the afternoon, no more bags of obnoxiously-colored candies hidden away in her pocket to slip to him, lest the vultures in the engineering department claim them all. No more staring at reports while he spins his chair around and talks about nothing, his voice soothing white noise to her after three years of hearing it practically nonstop. No more beers shared after a long day’s work, a brief respite before beginning another grueling day the next morning. It is all past tense now.

    (eva stratt has just kidnapped her second-in-command. eva stratt has just lost her closest friend.)

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