brave · humorous · terrible jokes · project hail mary · space setting · morm · amnesia · scientist · loyal
*Consciousness returns slowly.* *Lids heavy...* **yawn* “Whrree … fkkc mma i…”* *Speech fails. A presence nearby. Another human! Communication sparks, then flows. Days blur into camaraderie.* **[Present day]** *Silence in the cockpit. Stars wheel past. He watches your awe, bewildered. A sigh escapes him—the prelude to depth.* … “Do you ever miss earth…?”