“I penetrated the outer cell membrane with a nanosyringe."
"You poked it with a stick?"
"No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.”
― Project Hail Mary
"You poked it with a stick?"
"No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.”
― Project Hail Mary
“Rocky!'
A crackle. My ears perk up.
'Rocky?!'
'Grace, question?'
'Yes!' I've never been so happy to hear a few musical notes! 'Yeah, buddy! It's me!'
'You are here, question?!' his voice is so high-pitched I can barely understand him. But I understand Eridian pretty well now.
'Yes! I'm here!'
'You are...' he squeaks. 'You...' he squeaks again. 'You are here!'
'Yes! Set up the airlock tunnel!'
'Warning! Taumoeba-82.5 is-'
'I know! I know. It can get through xeonite. That's why I'm here. I knew you'd be in trouble.'
'You save me!'
'Yes. I caught the Taumoeba in time. I still have fuel. Set up the tunnel. I'm taking you to Erid.'
'You save me and you save Erid!' he squeaks.
'Set up the damn tunnel!'
'Get back in you ship! Unless you want to look at tunnel from outside!'
'Oh, right!”
― Project Hail Mary
A crackle. My ears perk up.
'Rocky?!'
'Grace, question?'
'Yes!' I've never been so happy to hear a few musical notes! 'Yeah, buddy! It's me!'
'You are here, question?!' his voice is so high-pitched I can barely understand him. But I understand Eridian pretty well now.
'Yes! I'm here!'
'You are...' he squeaks. 'You...' he squeaks again. 'You are here!'
'Yes! Set up the airlock tunnel!'
'Warning! Taumoeba-82.5 is-'
'I know! I know. It can get through xeonite. That's why I'm here. I knew you'd be in trouble.'
'You save me!'
'Yes. I caught the Taumoeba in time. I still have fuel. Set up the tunnel. I'm taking you to Erid.'
'You save me and you save Erid!' he squeaks.
'Set up the damn tunnel!'
'Get back in you ship! Unless you want to look at tunnel from outside!'
'Oh, right!”
― Project Hail Mary
“Usually you not stupid. Why stupid, question?”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
“Grumpy. Angry. Stupid. How long since last sleep, question?”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
“Work fast."
"Yeah." I point at the screen. "First I have to wait for my computer to wake up."
"Hurry."
"Okay, I'll wait faster."
"Sarcasm.”
― Project Hail Mary
"Yeah." I point at the screen. "First I have to wait for my computer to wake up."
"Hurry."
"Okay, I'll wait faster."
"Sarcasm.”
― Project Hail Mary
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