the book scene where dubois and shapiro tell grace theyβre having sex is really interesting. itβs not just thatβs heβs uncomfortable talking about sex (although he very much is) itβs that he doesnβt understand why they would have sex if one of them is guaranteed to die in space soon. they kind of included this in the movie (when he asks stratt why everybody is partying and hooking up if theyβre all gonna die)
thereβs another line that stood out to me in the book, where amnesiac grace initially finds his dead crewmates, and he goes βi hope they werenβt friends of mine!β which imo is a crazy thing to say upon finding two corpses
itβs not just that grace avoids forming close relationships, itβs that he avoids it (in part) in order to avoid experiencing loss. really interesting character trait especially knowing he has no immediate family (did they die? is that why heβs like this?) not even a pet (is he scared the pet will die?)
jesus christ man
