finally watched project hail mary this weekend (previously read book). Which means I can finally do my post that only works for movie verse! So! You know the fandom road trip conversation where Grace tearfully confesses to being a coward who refused to save the Earth? and you know the fandom road trip conversation where Rocky awkwardly confesses to being a pervert whose been nude and eating in public like a freak the whole time they've known each other? Yeah, same conversation. They both were delicately building up to it for several agonizing weeks. A lot of beating-around-the-bush questions where they non-specifically confirmed that both of them had failed to mention or lied about about some aspects of themselves with the belief that they were never going to see each other again...and now they're going to be spending the rest of Grace's life together so... probably good to get it out there.
When I say same conversation, I mean same conversation. Like I kid you not, they both keep chickening out so theyeventually they decide to blurt it out at the literal same time. That also doesn't work (they keep catastrophizing and backing out) so then they decide to each record a confession while the other is sleeping, then play them back at the same time.
Grace: What do you mean Eridian's wear clothing the same way humans do? Like exactly the same way? It has the same social context? It can't be exactly the same, right? Question? Rocky: Current Grace Quiet! Past Grace can not get to the fucking point, let finish. Grace: I - just stop the video, okay! my confession has nothing to do with yours! Let's unpack one thing - Rocky: [distressed warbling] Grace: okay, too late, never mind, I — I was — okay, can you just answer the clothing question first? Rocky: Rocky hate human Stratt! Rocky kill human Stratt! Grace: Buddy — it wasn't — Rocky: This is not confession! This is sad sad sad sad backstory! Grace: I guess it — I mean of course it's sad, and I'm angry, but you have to admit she was right about me being a coward — Rocky: Rocky does not have to do anything! Grace save Earth and Erid! Not coward now! Grace: Ah. Well. so speaking of Rocky not having to do anything — Rocky: Human try to murder Grace! Grace: I can't — I don't want to talk about — just — when you say eating is "taboo" do you mean ,like, masturbating in public taboo or shitting in the streets taboo? Is this a sex thing or are you being gross? Rocky: ...what's difference? Grace: I. right. One hole. Holy shit Rocky, what the actual heck! Rocky: Grace not hate humans who kill him? Question? Grace: Please can you put pants on.
Grace needs to bare his soul and put his figurative big-boy pants on.
Rocky needs to un-bare his body and put his literal big-boy pants on.
