#babbling.txt

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So, imagine this (from Grace POV):

I'm finally meeting another one of the biologists who helped synthesize all the food currently keeping me alive as I possibly can be. I've heard a lot about them--Rocky has insisted that they were one of the nicest and most conversational Eridians that he and Adrian got to work with, and he still insists to me now that I'll absolutely love meeting them.

However, something puts me on edge. It's not an anecdote I've heard, or some sort of sneaking suspicion based on their description, or even remaining weirdness from being the first human to ever meet a sapient alien species. Nothing like that is the root of my worry.

But somehow, I still feel like my death is awaiting in the other room.

Shut up, Grace. I tell myself. That's an unfounded claim. There's no reason to be feeling this way.

Still, it persists.

I walk into the room where they wait regardless.

All and all, the conversation is fine! Their self introduction sends another spike into my gut, but other than that, every millisecond of my interaction with them is great. They're perfectly sweet, and even though I'm trying to steer clear from giving Eridians weird human names now, I almost want to name them after a dessert. Cupcake or cookie, maybe. They're just so nice, and food is obviously on my mind since they helped create some.

I still leave the encounter shaken, though. Rocky is definitely concerned, and keeps asking if I'm feeling ill, but I don't think that's it.

When I get home, I just...start scrounging the web. Relaying the conversation back in my head, trying to figure out any adverse psychological affects of meeting specific people, or...something? I'm so confused that my sentences are beginning to fall out of grammatical standards.

Finally, I give up and just look up the notes in their name. Someones faces just don't match up with the name they're given, even Eridian faces.

And then I see it.

Some doodles including @rathersketchy’s god of dreams bc I like her design a lot (and the colors….and her backstory….aaaaaauuuuuu)

Closeup of herrrr