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Clytemnestra is very protective of Helen. They have a complicated relationship.

Clytemnestra dances for herself; Helen dances for others. — well, I can see where this is going. There is quite a bit of rivalry between the two and Clytemnestra doesn’t have very much sympathy for her younger sibling.

“Fist my bump.” I laugh and put my knuckles against the xenonite. “Fist-bump. It’s just fist-bump.” “Understand.” 😂

I drift off to sleep. It feels wrong to sleep without someone watching. -Grace 🥺

“This is happy! Your face opening is in sad mode. Why, question?” -Rocky

Oh my gosh Dr. Grace did NOT want to go on the mission!

“Oxygen dangerous.” He’s been a little edgy since his internal organs caught fire. 😂

Rocky is awake! Sick. But awake!

Chain, chain, chain.

“It’s a simple idea, but also stupid. Things is, when stupid ideas work, they become genius ideas. We’ll see which way this one falls.”

Grace: “I am looking at Adrian. It’s pretty.” Rocky: “Look later, get sample now.” Grace: “You’re pushy.” Rocky: “Yes.”

Grace: “Once again I am struck by melancholy. I want to spend the rest of my life studying Eridian biology! But I have to save humanity first. Stupid humanity. Getting in the way of my hobbies.”

"You are okay, question?"
"Yes!" I sob. "Yes, I'm okay. Thank you! Thank you thank you!"
"I am happy. You no die. Let's save planets!"
I break down, crying tears of joy. I'm going to live!

“We’ve already had ten of thousands of volunteers. All with the complete understanding that it’s a one-way trip.” “Wow,” I said. “How many of them are insane or suicidal?” “Probably a lot. But there are hundreds of experienced astronauts on the list too. Astronauts are brave people, willing to risk their life for science. Many of them are willing to give their life for humanity. I admire them.”

“There is a fairly narrow band of technological advancement that would cause a species to send a ship to Tau Ceti to look for answers. Eridians and humans both fall into that band.”

“I care about saving humanity. So get me some greenhouse effect. You’re a climatologist. Come up with something to make us last at least twenty-seven years. I’m not willing to lose half of humanity.” Leclerc gulped. She made a shooting motion. “Get to work!” — wouldn’t it be insane if all the damage we did to earth was a good thing?

Intellectual Property Alliance v. Project Hail Mary

He just found out that they breathe ammonia!

Dr Grace is communicating with the alien he named Rocky that looks similar to a spider. It has 5 legs and a main portion that looks like a pentagon. This is exciting!

He has sent off the doohickey to the Eridian ship.

He is ready to go outside. He is in his spacesuit. He has a date with a cylinder. I am still liking this book. I don’t know why they are explaining in detail all of this space terminology that I haven’t a clue what it means.

"Okay," I said. "What's the problem?" "The problem"-she picked up a manila folder and dropped it in front of me—"is that the crew will kill each other."

Chapter 6. Now I know they made an interstellar ship and Dr. Grace is headed to the star called Tau Ceti 11.9 light years away.

Astrophage. He just found out how they react to carbon dioxide. He is having more flashbacks lately. I really love this book so far. I really want to know why he is in another solar system.

“But puffing ourselves up does not lead to finding comfort in practicing dominance.”

“Perhaps it's counterintuitive, but humility is one of the most useful virtues for developing confidence.”

“But dominance thrives when we ask for what we really want, not for what it's safe to want.”

“Being comfortable allows us to act and speak naturally and gracefully, it allows us to clearly communicate what we want and to hear rejection without getting defensive, it allows our creativity to flow freely, and it is infectious: being comfortable ourselves inspires comfort in those around us.”

Creta Kano: “Do you see what I mean? The transformation that I had experienced was undoubtedly something right and true, but the transformation had been caused by something filthy, something wrong and false. This contradiction-this split-would torment me for a very long time."

Welp. He went into the well. He’s in there now. I don’t even know why. Who knows if he will be able to get out.