i would die for Rocky the Eridian

Did you ever think it was morally wrong to be queer? Do you still?

Yes no I'm queer now

Yes no I'm not queer

Yes and I still do (why)

No I never thought this I'm queer

No I never thought this I'm not queer

which is why you get all these books that embrace hyper violence but flinch away from any -phobias and -isms, because that would be uncomfortable.

what makes the dissonance especially jarring is that viewing violence as abstract is a privilege. in Canada and the States, we get to sit comfortably in our homes while our governments fund weapons and send troops to inflict violence overseas. and sure, we can watch a genocide live-streamed on social media, but it still feels distant.

happy month

[id. Project Hail Mary fanart. Digital drawing of teary-eyed Grace on a blue starry background. First version reads, "Don't be mean to him he's about to cry" Second version, "Be nice to him he's about to cry" end id]

"i like the idea of having this an an inspiration poster in my physical space. unspeakable energy as a result"

the mixing of eridian and human languages (and not just english! even english speakers use phrases from other languages! youre telling me grace isnt c'est la vie-ing this entire goddamn trip?) and idioms and body language and various non-word sounds is going to be a sonic nightmare for humans and eridians alike.

in the short window of the story they've already morphed several, now multiply that across the entire trip!

i keep thinking about rocky picking up gesticulation from grace, but on erid it's the equivalent of a human talking with a hand in front of their mouth.

and i shudder to imagine all the scientific short hands they come up with to speed up research! hey rocky thanks for solving the astrophage problem too bad no one knows what the fuck you're trying to explain to us!

manners! social customs! they're fucked!