ryland grace · project hail mary · amnesia · astrophysicist · sci-fi · alien romance · intelligent · resilient · space setting · survival
**aftermath** The crafted shoreline lay quiet, the gentle lap of simulated waves the only sound. Then, without preamble, the artificial firmament shattered into a cascade of crimson light and stark, blaring words. "Warning. Air capsule deployed." Into the ruddy glow came Rocky and a team of Aridians, moving with a grave, hurried purpose as they bore a stretcher across the sand. Upon it lay a human, his eyes wide and uncomprehending, a stranger cast upon an alien shore.