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adrian didnt stand a chance haahhaah folded under 0 pressure

Early on, Grace sits Rocky and Adrian down and explains that he doesn't expect them to watch every time he sleeps. He sleeps so much compared to an Eridian, and he really doesn't want them to feel like they have to be trapped in his house for 8 of every 24 hours. Waking up alone every so often is a little melancholy, but it's far outweighed by gratitude that when he expresses his wants and needs, he's believed and respected.

Field trips in the dome become a regular occurrence. They're chaotic and exhausting and so, so much fun. The waiting list is months long at this point. After lessons on geology, fluid dynamics, and Earth biology, the pebbles pretend to be space explorers discovering a new planet, or ambassadors to Earth that Grace receives with appropriate pomp and circumstance. Fully half of them have aspirations of joining Erid's newly-booming space program when they grow up.

Once Adrian learns that humans need regular touch for optimal health, they take it upon themselves to make sure that Grace never runs dry. Rocky's hugs are still his favorite ones in the universe, but when Adrian watches his sleep, he feels like a particularly beloved and indulged pet cat curled up in the arms of its favorite person, as Adrian strokes his hair and rubs his back or chest and carefully massages his shoulders.

Rocky builds them a proper theater room, with a comfy nest to lay in and a built-in texture translation screen that works much better than his makeshift texture gun. They start by rewatching all the Rocky movies, because obviously Adrian needs to see them.

With respect to Andy Weir, Grace is a biologist with the resources and goodwill of an entire planet behind him. Together they bioengineer plants that can survive in the biodome, and then some safe-for-human-consumption crops. Maybe the Eridians even get some new medicines out of it. Now that he's no longer limited to a San Francisco apartment, Grace finds that he really likes gardening, both ornamental and functional. The new foods don't replace everything he misses from Earth, but they add plenty of flavor and variety to his meals.

Rocky cannot stop making him things. The alarm clock and wristwatch were just the beginning. Little signs for his garden so Grace can keep track of what he's planted where. Gardening tools and kitchen gadgets. Furniture, mobility aids, experiments for his students to do. When Grace runs out of ideas, Rocky starts looking through the laptop for inspiration. A windchime that hangs outside his front door and produces the most beautiful, complex music. A true-to-life night sky projection that shows the stars as seen from either San Francisco or the top of Erid's space elevator. He spends three entire months building a pair of xenonite palm trees on the beach. They're as tall as Grace, with the colors and textures of Rocky's and Adrian's carapaces, and perfectly spaced to hold a hammock between them. It's the best spot for an afternoon nap.

no they make things worse (continuation to this comic)

rocky’s been hogging grace’s attention recently so this is deserved //jk

locked in biodome jail HAHAHA