GrimmShadows



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    Rocky spends several years talking exclusively with an atonal human. This has some significant effects on his speech patterns.

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    On the long journey to Erid, Rocky and Grace tell each other their reasonings for going on their respective missions.

    Rocky is... less than pleased with Grace's answer.

    Or - Rocky finds out that Grace was forced to go on the mission.

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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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    “Rocky not explain question?” asked Adrian slowly.
    “Busy,” said Rocky, sheepish.
    “Had four years on ship.”
    “Busy then too.”
    Adrian skittered back and forth, which I think equated to a human throwing both hands up in exasperation. “With what question?”
    “Science!”
    “Whole time science question? Four years!”
    “Is much science in universe!”

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    Rocky has neglected to explain some very important cultural context to Grace.

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    “Hey! It’s a lot up here, okay? It’s a normal response to stress.” He rubs a hand over his face. “Okay, I cried a lot down there, too. But not in class! Not if I could help it. But having to say goodbye, gosh, I’ve never been good at that.” Grace laughs, but it sounds sad. His mouth is shut firmly, and he leans against my ball. He’s so soft, his body melds to the side of the xenonite with ease. “I can’t imagine what a mess I’ll be when—” he cuts himself off, but I know what was coming next.

    I’m not sure how I’ll be when we say goodbye either. It didn’t seem like it’d matter so much at first, after all, if we part ways, it means we succeeded. I’d be going back to Erid, to Adrian, to home. But I’d be leaving behind Grace. The thought of that is unpleasant. It sinks deep in me; the emotion is painfully familiar. It’s been a long time since I’ve had anyone to mourn losing anyone again. I don’t want to think about it, I’m not ready.

    or 5 times Rocky feels something for Grace. 1 time he does something about it.

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