Peril_in_Peace



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    It's been years since Doctor Ryland Grace saved Erid and Earth. He is content with his life, happy just to teach the next generation of Eridians and have the occasional game night with Rocky and Adrian in his dome. For the most part, nothing changes.

    And that's the problem. Shouldn't Grace, y'know...age? When Rocky indicates that he should be sixty human years old by now, Grace can't reconcile the young face in the mirror with the time that his friend has religiously kept.

    Things get more complicated when another undoubtedly human ship shows up at the edge of the 40 Eridani system. Suddenly Grace is playing ambassador between the two species, and tensions are rising between them. Will this be a successful second contact, or is the peaceful life Grace just wants to live too much to ask for?

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    Hail Mary Counter @hailmarytracker · 12 hrs
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    It's been nearly 27 years since the Hail Mary departed. When the ISS detects a signal in the far off solar system, hope begins to grow, even as mysteries start to unravel and the universe becomes a little smaller.

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    23 Jul 2026

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    A collection of all of my Project Hail Mary or adjacent works. All stories belong to the same running universe/timeline unless otherwise stated, though they can also be read standalone.

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    20 Jul 2026

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    When Grace reaches Erid, it quickly becomes clear that he will not survive long in the planets surface. So what do they do? They schedule a diplomatic visit to Earth a few decades earlier than originally planned. Back on Earth, Stratt is brought back into the world of the Project after many years of running from prosecution. Shenanigans ensue, new friends are made, and the past is reflected on, on Earth, Erid, and in transport.

    Tl;dr: Grace returns to Earth in time to see Stratt again. The journey for both of them to get there, and the aftermath of that reunion.

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    18 Jul 2026

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    The engineer takes my hand. His skin runs hot. Very hot. He doesn't let go at what I would gauge as a socially-acceptable handshake time interval. Are we just holding hands in the middle of the lab-workshop space? Guess we are.

    "I'm Rocky," he finally introduces himself. He has a hint of an accent, something lilting, melodic. I can't really place it.

    "Rocky," I repeat, slowly. "Like the movies?"

    "No," Rocky deadpans, giving me a look like I'm stupid. "Like the rocks."

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    18 Jul 2026