“Hey. What's your ship's name, anyway?'
'Blip-A.'
'No, I mean. What do you call it?'
'Ship.'
'Your ship has no name?'
'Why would ship have name, question?'
'I shrugged. 'Ships have names.'
He points to my pilot's seat. 'What is name of you chair, question?'
'It doesn't have a name.'
'Why does ship have name but chair no have name, question?'
'Never mind. Your ship is the Blip-A.'
'That is what I said. Flash in ten seconds.'
'Copy.”
― Project Hail Mary
'Blip-A.'
'No, I mean. What do you call it?'
'Ship.'
'Your ship has no name?'
'Why would ship have name, question?'
'I shrugged. 'Ships have names.'
He points to my pilot's seat. 'What is name of you chair, question?'
'It doesn't have a name.'
'Why does ship have name but chair no have name, question?'
'Never mind. Your ship is the Blip-A.'
'That is what I said. Flash in ten seconds.'
'Copy.”
― Project Hail Mary
“Sample device radio signal strong.' Rocky says. 'Getting closer. Be ready.'
'I'm ready.'
'Be very ready.'
'I am very ready. Be calm.'
'Am calm. You be calm.'
'No, you be cal- wait. I see the sampler!”
― Project Hail Mary
'I'm ready.'
'Be very ready.'
'I am very ready. Be calm.'
'Am calm. You be calm.'
'No, you be cal- wait. I see the sampler!”
― Project Hail Mary
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