Do Not Forget What I Am

crowbar = 15ish = 305lbs

Pistol: 1-2 lbs = 304lbs

A standard bodysuit for a 6’2 man would require about 3yd x 42” of fabric. Most of the HEV isn’t a full bodysuit + that doesn’t account for cutting things down so I’ll round that down to 3sq yards.

1sq yards of carbon fiber/epoxy composite (my best guess for the outermost shell) at 6-10mm thick is approx. 15lbs, times 3 is 45 lbs =259

The HEV has some bulletproofing. I’m lazy I’m gonna say it’s Kevlar. It’s hard to buy Kevlar in the correct thickness wholesale, but it’s about 4-5lbs/sq yd, x3 = 15 lbs =244

I feel like the fabric-looking parts of the suit are something like Dyneema, which is like 2 lbs for 3sq yd at the correct thickness. =243

The suit has a bunch of dumb stuff I don’t want to Google and tally up. I’ll say the speaker systems, nerve detection tech, morphine, the HEV batteries, and everything else I forgot are probably an extra 15lbs. =228lbs

Which puts Gordon at a pretty normal weight for a 6’2 man.

❤️💙💛GRACEFUL💛💙❤️

* New student, very small. Grace said it was pebble. Pebble is small Earth rock. Pebble likes name.

* He found out Eridians have no gender rules.

* Students brought him mineral sample. After he stopped crying he said he loves show-and-tell game. Human naming conventions oddly literal.

* I told him Earthsun grew bright.

* I took him up atop atmosphere bypass elevator to look at stars.

* He woke up from nap and found me still with him. I did not wait on his chest; he says I am heavy like “elephant” and he “couldn’t breathe.” I laid my arm over him instead, kept him close, feeling safe. He said “cuddle” was warm.

* Before class he heard younglings singing.

* He has plants in house from sprouts on ship. Plant grew “bud.”

* Engineers got seawater temperature right. He took off shoes and stood in water, sighing. He didn’t care about pants getting damp. Cried until shirt was also damp. Humans very endlessly wet.

* He missed “Doritos.”

* Adrian helped food scientists make taumoeba dried paste. Made it crunchy after heating. We fused it into triangle form. Told him it was Tauritos. That made him laugh-cry. Laugh-cry is rare and precious.

* He remembered Eridians have no gender rules.

* We made him celebration outfit. Used metals he calls pretty. He can see frequencies named “colorful” and “shiny.” These make humans happiest.

* I gave him hug when he wasn’t expecting it. Easier to hug close now with exosuit. Hug when Grace sitting down so he does not fall over.

rocky is both touched by the sentiment and disturbed by human medical practices

inspired by this grace quote:

I HATE THEM MATH LOGS

Chop them

BURN EM

BUUUUUURN