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Stratt was a historian. She wasn't just pirating for the sake of entertainment for the astronauts, she was doing a full historical backup of the planet. Who knows how much knowledge and communications ability, how much art and culture and history, how much niche knowledge of how to make specific pieces of modern technology or modern medicines, was lost as the wars for resources isolated everyone, as the death tolls led to the deaths of specialized trade workers and scientists, as the power grids failing across the planet (or cut off, potentially) led to all the cloud servers going dark. Stratt was facing methods of combating extinction and she did her best to ensure that if/when the Hail Mary worked, it would send back not just the hope of the future in the solution to the astrophage, but the restoration of history and culture and knowledge.

Tommy," He addresses his impatient five year old. "Can your old man get a hello first?"

"Hi," He says. "Steve is here."

"Okay?"

"He wants to tell you a joke," Tommy tells him. "It's really dumb but you gotta laugh anyways so you don't hurt his feelings. He has a lot of feelings."

David smiles.

Now if only Tommy would have the same consideration for his brothers' feelings.

"I might think it's funny."

"You won't."

Tommy holds his hand out for his dad to take and then pulls him deeper into their chaotic home. He leads his father to the kitchen where his wife is cooking with some help from their littlest guest.

David kisses his wife and then claps his hands together, "What's this that I hear about a joke, Steve?"

"Oh! I have one to tell you," Steve says, fighting a grin. "What's a dentist's favorite time?"

"Hm," David hums like he's thinking about it. "Lunchtime?"

"No," Steve giggles. "2:30...get it? Cause tooth hurty. It's funny 'cause you're a dentist."

"Oh man," David laughs. He even slaps his knee, he laughs so much. "I gotta tell my hygienist that joke. That's hilarious."

Steve smiled, pleased with himself, and tells Tommy, "See! I told you he'd think it's funny."

now that you've jumped and set me free now that I know what love can be all that I want is you with me that’s all I want

tw blood ⬇️

The Earth demanded Grace be brave for it, but Grace got to choose to be brave for Rocky.