I wander, I'm not lost...

Something something the cultural assumption that aliens are dangerous by default when in reality the two just want to communicate and connect with each other

Biblically accurate Ryland Grace from Ryan Gosling himself.

[VD: A Project Hail Mary animatic titled "We ask the Project Hail Mary crew what they would take on a trip to space". The art is toned in purple, yellow, and orange. The characters answer with audio from interviews with the movie actors as microphones are held towards them.

Grace, sweating and laughing sheepishly: "Well, I wouldn't go to space... Just like never, I would run."

Ilyukhina, smiling: "A picture of my family."

Dubois smiles and stands with Yao, who nods seriously: "Nerds Gummy Clusters."

Grace, smiling nervously: "Why do I have to?"

Stratt: "My phone."

Grace: "Can I pick three? (He counts off) Coffee, donuts, and then, like, some choose-your-adventure novels so I can get a few multiple reads out of them. (He holds up his hands defensively) But I don't want to go. Just to be clear."

like that is the class clown. that is the kid who gets along great with the teacher and is allowed to get away with murder bc theyre hilarious

Ryland Grace in his fox cardigan

bc the memory exists. he may not have access to it but its in his subconscious. and sometimes when he sleeps he can feel the weight on his back and the hands around his wrists and the dry dying grass in his fingers and his throat feels raw and he wakes up screaming don't do it but he doesnt know why