Vio_Ennui

Simon can curl up in Grace's arms and know he's safe.

Grace watch Simon Rocky sleep on the trip to Erid.

Curling up in his arms, finally safe

Also @4digitan here's that blanket stealing I said I wanted to draw lmao

Maybe thet were covering human reproduction in their clases, or they got curious about human courtship rituals, or the pebbles just realized that Grace has no mate, and because mates are so important for eridian culture (who is going to watch Mr. Grace sleep while they aren't there? He is all alone in his dome he could die!) and once they know that Simon is living in the dome too, the pebbles decide to get to work, to save Mr.Grace of dying while sleeping of course.

It could go in two ways:

The pebbles are using their knowledge in eridian courtship rituals.

The pebbles are using their little knowledge in human courtship rituals.

The first one lead to opportunities such as:

Dressing Simon and Grace in eridian jewlerly and tattoos (paint this time because they are too young to know how to do real eridian tattoos) to be more attractive.

Teaching Simon and Grace how to do eridian dances designed to impress a mate.

Trying to make Simon and Grace sing to each other eridian serenates, that only end in very out of tune karaoke.

Pebbles finding very nice rocks to given them to Mr.Grace so he can give them to Simon.

The second one lead to possible scenearis such as:

Pebbles using the thinking machine (the computer) to investigate about human courtship rituals, which ends in watchina a lot of movies and reading a lot of wattpad.

Pebbles playing tricks at the style of The Parent Trap to make Simon and Grace closer.

Pebbles asking for Simon to attend the classroom because having to humans help them to understand better human topics, because they have not one but TWO examples of alien lives, and in this way Grace and Simon spend more time together.

The pebbles try their best to highlight the good qualities of both of them as subtle as they can "Grace is pretty good at watching you sleep, statement" "...What?"

Pebbles trying to make Mr. Grace dress better, they thing that the jokes in the shirt are funny, but not very useful to attract mates.

Pebbles trying to throw compliments they learn to Mr. Grace in front of Simon so he notices how nice and pretty Mr. Grace is, but sucking at it.

"Don't you think that that shirt match with Mr. Grace's eyes, question?"

"What are you talking about?, that shirt is red, Grace's eyes are blue."

"Oh..." A pebble trying really hard to guess what can be blue " the sand, question?"

"That is yellow"

"...the sky, question?

"The sky is blue, that works"

"Amaze, amaze, amaze! Don't you think that the sky match with Mr.Grace eyes...question?"

"...Yeah it does"

Extra thought:

Pebbles asking Rocky and Adrian for help because they are really close to the humans.

Rocky been the one who gives the Pebbles the computer (he knows what he is doing and he thinks that all this is hilarious).

I also like to think that in Eden giving seeds, leaves, or anything related to a tree and nature to someone is a well know, and quite fancy, way to ask someone to marry you, since trees are not only something super weird, but also has a lot of religious meaning for those who grew in Eden. If you give someone something related to a tree and they return the favour, at the eyes of Eden culture, you got married.

So when Grace gave Simon those seeds and little tree sprout, Simon broke in tears, for the emotion of having his own tree and been seen as spouse material, Grace's spouse. In a rush Simon took a leave of one of the trees of the forest and gave it to Grace, as a way to say that he accepts Grace purpose and hugs him with all he had.

In Eden kisses and anything carnal is seen as a waste of energy, resources and time, and probably sinful, with all the cultish- religious guilty-sacrifice mentality, so a hug means a lot.

Simon, super emotional and very happy, drowning in his tears, hugging Grace as if he wants to squeeze the life out of it: I promise you that I will be worthy of this honour.

Grace, thinking "wow, he really loves the nature, good for him to have a pasion", trying his best to return the hug without losing his breath, nor squashing the tree sprout: I know, I know, you are already worthy, buddy.

Simon just cries harder.