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    Rocky and Grace are back aboard the Hail Mary for the first-ever mission in the Star Angel Program launched by the Eridians to help save nearby star systems that are likley to support other intelligent life.

    All is going well until their new-and-improved astral sensing technology picks up a strange radio signal from a nearby moon.

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    The moon itself was fairly large, clearly the largest in Epsilon Eridani b’s orbit, and the magnetosphere of the gas giant could potentially stabilize a body of water like that to some extent, but there would have to be an immense atmospheric pressure on the moon for an ocean, because that’s what it was, to exist.

    Once in stable orbit, Grace was able to see the ocean itself through the hull cameras of the Hail Mary.

    “That’s very strange," He remarked.

    “Not very. Look at mountain ridges. Moon mountains release gas. Enough atmospheric pressure for ocean,” countered Rocky.

    “It’s not that,” began Grace, “It’s red.”

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    At first, there was nothing but static. For a few seconds, which might've been the longest seconds Grace had ever experienced, there was no comprehensible sound outside of the fuzzy feedback of an unstable connection. Grace furrowed his brow, trying desperately to make out something, anything at all.

    Little by little, the signal cleared up enough to where he could just start to make out the sound of something...?

    No.

    Someone... Singing?

    His heart rattled in his chest as the singing continued, suddenly keenly aware that he probably needed to say something. It'd been so, so long-

    "Uh- Hello?"

    Almost immediately, the singing stopped. Grace found himself missing it. Just a little bit. He stood with bated breath, hoping, praying that he hadn't scared the voice off. A clatter of something falling on the ground, heavy, clumsy thuds that sounded like heavy boots hitting metal, static...

    Grace tried again. "Hello? Is anyone there?"

    Then, clear as day,

    'Hello...? Are.. who... who are you?'

    (This story happens slightly before the events of Iron Lung, shortly after PHM)

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    “Simon?” Grace tries out the name, the syllables rolling of his tongue. To his surprise, Simon looks up. He looks scared and confused, regardless of how harsh his bark may come off or unnatural his eyes are. Grace longs to help him.

    “Can you c’mere, please? So I can show you proof I’m not lying to you?” Grace asks with a new wave of patience. Simon looks away and doesn’t move, choosing to glare at the wall.

    “I don’t bite,” Grace reassures.

    “What if I do?” Simon warns, tone too soft to be threatening.

    Grace sits down with a grunt, crisscrossed on the floor from where he stood with the laptop settled on his lap.

    “Then that’s a risk I’ll just have to take.”

    -Dialogue from Chapter 4

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    Ryland Grace has been living happily on Erid the past year, or so he believes. He loves his comforts and small wins of his everyday, but when he’s alone it feels as though something’s missing.

    Maybe this hard around the edges and mysterious stranger, the only human he’s made contact with in years, will become a friend.

    Maybe something more, as his foolish soft heart always holds onto hope.

    Art now in chapter 5 as a treat while I write more ❤️

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    WELCOME ABOARD THE HAIL MARY.

    “The Hail Mary?” The name reminded him of Eden. But Eden could only dream of this much light. This had to be heaven.

    Before the robovoice said any more, footsteps thudded towards them. Simon crawled back. Why weren’t his legs working? He looked down and at least they were still there. Oh God, please be heaven and not hell.

    A glowing figure threw the door open.

    ELEVATED STRESS SIGNALS DETECTED. PLEASE BREATHE AT THE TONE.

    His vision blurred again and he couldn’t even hear the chime this time, just strange musical notes. He could see the glowing figure dim into the shape of a man. No, no, this couldn’t be hell. After all, hell didn’t have angels.

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    Just your typical bloodymary fic. Let the poor boy live.

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    The Butcher makes a deal with Ellie, a voice in the blood ocean. He is deposited somewhere full of grace, with one mission: find love to remove the mutations that have turned him into a monster.

    Ryland Grace lives on an alien world. He was content with his stories and his science, his students and his chosen Eridian family. But when a mutated monster washes up on the shore, he suddenly has someone to share his world with.

    Inspired by Beauty and the Beast.

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