Rumus

Curious pebble (2/?)

Project Hail Mary means so much to me 😭. After watching the movie on opening weekend, I immediately started drafting this illustration and got a ticket to watch it again on IMAX. A 2-week vacation put a pause to working on the piece, but I'm so glad to finally finish and be able to share it! I wanted to memorialize the colors and feelings of my favorite moments and the art turned out exactly how I was picturing it in my head 🥹. It feels rare and special for that to happen!

“Please don’t put me back…”

VOICE ACTORS:

Kinger - pitapoutva (TikTok)

Bubble - quavion_lkw (Instagram)

Queenie - @dankadork25 (Instagram)

Following up on the idea: what if Pomni were put in the role of Caine’s “teacher” — in the human sense? I can imagine that over time, he would become more confused about his emotions and feelings, understand less who he really is, and would simply want to become a reckless AI again.

Meanwhile, Pomni would initially be frustrated with this role, but over time she’d grow more attached to Caine. She’d genuinely help him sort through the flood of emotions, tell him that feeling down is normal — that’s what it means to be human. Damn it! I want to make a huge comic based on this AU (or an alternative outcome, like “what if…”). But I have so little time for that. I spent two weeks drawing this simple and short comic — work and household duties really got in the way. And even then, it’s supposed to be longer

No Caine/Pomni ship. Just a friendship.