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In Silence (2008)  -Chiharu Shiota

I think people are missing out on some very funny aroace discovery shenanigans. Imagine Grace's previous partner being annoyed that Grace is treating them like a REALLY good friend instead of a romantic interest and sexual partner and having his "head in the clouds". And Grace still in the events of the movie not realizing that theyre aroace and thats probably why the relationship fell through, because she was looking for something else in a partner.

Like this absolute ditz of a man is confusing every person he reels in with his absolutely lovely being. He has everyone in the movie at some point going, "What are we?" Lmao. Something about the concept of being "unattainable" being incredibly attractive to a lot of people.

Grace's Ex, a few hours after one of their first dates where they watched a movie at their place:

Omg he didn't make a move once! And we had deep, engaging and funny conversations! He's such a gentleman!

The Project Hail Mary Crew watching this disaster of a golden retriever, fumble his way into their hearts:

Grace, on recording: I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE WHAT I’M DOING.

Voice from back of room: welp, we’re fucked, it was nice having life on Eath while it lasted.

Stratt: Please remain silent. I assure you he has this under control. He’s got this.

Stratt, thinking he meant the taumoeba: yes that would make sense.

Everyone seeing Rocky: ……….. WHAT THE…HE…HE LEARNED TO TALK TO IT AND THEY WORKED TOGETHER!!!!! AND THEN HE WENT HOME WITH IT!!!!!!

Now that we have discussed this: I would like you to imagine the first time after Rocky left for Tau Ceti that somebody has the gall to speak of Adrian and Not refer to them as “Rocky’s Adrian” when the context would make that the appropriate way to refer to them. Implying they’re available now.

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Shapiro drowning in Dubois’ EVA suit. Dubois with Shapiro's suit taped to him and her helmet balanced on top of his head

Grace looking at the camera confused while the core time circle around him like the one girl surrounded by five guys meme

Stratt reclined on a couch looking demure with a coffee mug and using Grace's legs as a lap board for her tablet. Grace is dead asleep, obviously snoring with his mouth wide open and covered in reports. His glasses are on Stratt's head.

Carl walking by the camera with Grace thrown over his shoulder. Grace is visibly pleased and yapping.

Illyukhina walking by the camera with Grace thrown over her shoulder. Grace looks vaguely ill.

Yao passionately doing karaoke with each of the core staff members.

Lamai asleep on a prototype coma bed.

Steve Hatch maternity shoot with the Beatles.

Grace and Dimtri using a centrifuge to make butter.

Grace and Dimitri getting yelled at by Lokken for using a centrifuge to make butter.

Dubois carrying Grace and Shapiro under each arm to the cafeteria. They all are talking like this is a normal occurrence.

Yao hanging upside down from a simulator that glitched with a straight face while Illyukhina is crying laughing on the floor below him.

Compilation video of the world's greatest minds dropping tools, tripping, and running into the glass walls.

Videos of the astronauts defeatedly drifting away from the mock ship in the buoyancy tank after losing their grip. The others are dramatically reaching out for them.

Redell teaching the Russians about New Zealand bombing dives in the training pools.

Shapiro, in formal wear, standing next to a slideshow titled “How I Cloned and Replaced the World Leaders”

Dubois - “My Alien Seduction Tactics"

Grace - “Middle Schooler vs Scientist”

Dimitri - “Using the Incorrect Equipment for Correct Results"

Hatch - “Yoko Ono: First Contact?”

Lamai - “How Not to Use a Coma Robot”

Lokken - “Grace is an Idiot”

Leclerc - “The Ice Age and You”

Stratt - “Things I DO NOT Have Time For”

Carl - “Securing a Home Depot for Idiots”

Yao - “Worst Times to Make a Joke”

Illyukhina - "Benefits of Vodka in Space”

Reddell - “What I Did in 1989”

Illyukhina passed out on top of Dmitri (also passed out) surrounded by a minefield of bottles none of which are for alcohol.

Leclerc looking upset and holding a penguin plushy.

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

The engineering crew using Legos to help visualize various designs for the ship.

Compilation of lab technicians stuffing themselves under desks and piled in corners for 10 minute power naps.

Chinese soldiers standing menacingly in the background. Occasionally, some throw peace signs.

Rubber ducks at every computer station.

Lokken holding a model of the ship and spinning in her chair loudly reciting an equation that is giving her trouble.

Leclerc walking away from the camera, his back is covered in colorful paper fish. (He puts them on the wall of his dorm.)

Grace ugly crying because the bio lab made him a paper mache solar system for his birthday.

Absolutely insane gingerbread ‘house’ competition entries.

A shakey video taken around the edge of a doorway of Dimitri belting some Russian opera while running a late night test ‘alone’ in the lab.

Yao kicking ass at the mahjong table.

Bill Nye watch parties. Everybody looks like zombies except Grace who looks like he just shotgunned a Redbull. Hearing scientists in the labs chant Bill, Bill, Bill under their breath is not unusual.

A notes app document full of the most popular multilingual vocal stims going around.

Carl pulling a blanket over Stratt and Grace after they fell asleep against each other on a plane.

The core team half asleep after a late check in meeting with The Governments™ Stratt has her head on the table, Grace tries to eat a donut but misses his mouth, Lokken and Lamai are looking into their coffee mugs like they hold all the answers, Dimitri is fully asleep and snoring, Redell is not far behind, Hatch is petting his Beatle prototype like a cat. Even Carl looks like he's asleep standing up.

Rave night with homemade glowsticks.

Stratt and Grace sitting on swings after a meeting in Switzerland edited to look like an album cover.

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Delivered, as promised, my dear smegheads.

Enjoy this brilliant part of the talk ☺️🫡

(for @what--the-helliot !!!)

Chris: —ly time I think I could ever recall the director, Ed Bye, saying, “Action!” [pause] “Cut!” Between those two words it went on a long time. But you know, Craig, it was like a train ride from Torquay to London — it’s never quite as long as you think it’s going to be.

Craig: I felt something nudging my leg while I was kissing you.

Chris: That’s what I’m saying, you’ve got it or you haven’t, baby.

[Craig laughs]

Chris: I’ve never seen so many people in the studio. They came from everywhere —

Craig: This might be weird, but I quite enjoyed that scene. I did! We’re actors, you know what I mean — I’d never done anything like that before. You know, I really enjoyed the scene.

Chris: We both had about 30 polo mints each.

Craig: He had 30 polo mints, I had 20 marlboro!

Interviewer: I was wondering, because there was quite a hard cut when you guys get into it, but how much more…?

Craig: Oh, the kiss was a lot longer than they show, wasn’t it? We actually went at it hammer and tongs. We did! And they cut it really short, but it was a lot — it was a lot longer! And I felt a bit disappointed by that because it was quite a lengthy kiss.

Chris: They told us it was going to be used, and they didn’t use all of it, you know? That was disappointing. [He pauses] We, you know — look, we gave them the material.

Interviewer: How was the experience? Was it disappointing as well, or was it better than you expected?

Chris: I wanted it to go on longer.

Craig: I wish I could have.

Chris: Peaking a bit early, weren’t you?

Craig: As ever the comes of disappointment.

Interviewer: Is that what brought you back on the show?

Chris: I walked out of the studio and thought, “Where am I ever going to get kissed like that again? There’s only one man who can do it! More kissing scenes for Monsieur Rimmer.” [sarcastically] “Yeah, I’ll work on it for you, Chris.”

Craig: There’s probably a parallel universe where Rimmer and Lister are married.

Chris: Well, it is 2024.

Craig: There’s a universe where me and you are marred like… two old guys sat on a spaceship. And I’m not putting the dishes away, or I’m stacking the dishwasher wrong.

Chris: Dishwashers are overrated.

Interviewer: I was just wondering what role Kryten plays in your marriage?

Craig: Well, Kryten’s like my mum, isn’t he?

Interviewer: So would he be like a mother-in-law to Rimmer in this parallel universe?

Craig: Yeah, he would be like Rimmer’s mother-in-law… Well, let’s face it, Kryten doesn’t like Rimmer anyway.

Chris: I don’t like Kryten — well, Rimmer doesn’t like Kryten!

Craig: You think he’s jumped up, don’t you?

They could never make me hate you…