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Taako's first memory went a little something like this.
He was staring up at someone much, much bigger than him. There was a fear flooding the back of his mouth, so thick he could hardly swallow, and this terrified voice in his head. He thought she might be crying, and his first thought was, she shouldn’t ever be so scared. He wasn’t entirely sure how he knew she was a she.
But he knew, before he learned his name, before he learned Lup’s name, before he learned a single thing about the place they were in, the body they shared, all the terrible people he was about to meet, before literally any of that, when it was just him, half-formed, and her, new and brilliant and still-scared: I’m never going to let the world hurt you.
(Or: Taako and Lup are a system of two. Neither of them were expecting the century-long space trip, or the malevolent force hunting them down, or having to ever tell people about the whole there's actually two of us thing. But they're Lup and Taako. Taako and Lup. They'll always have each other.
And also these other goobers they found on the side of the road, or whatever.)
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“It’s an invitation to go to a university and talk to some bots, what’s to make of it?” I said. Then the obvious reason behind Bharadwaj asking occurred to me. Oh, great. “Don’t tell me you’re actually thinking about going?”
“I’m considering it,” Bharadwaj said. “I set my own schedule these days, and I would very much like to speak with the bots they’ve been working with, if nothing else.”
I sighed. I like sighing at appropriate moments, and I think I’m pretty good at it at this point. “There are bots on Preservation.”
“True, but the Pansystem University of Mihira and New Tideland has one of the most advanced programs in this section of the galaxy for the construction and study of higher-level bots!” Bharadwaj said, making one of those hand gestures she liked for emphasis.
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AU after Fugitive Telemetry. Bharadwaj, Mensah, and Gurathin take a trip to do some research and rapidly uncover more than they'd bargained for. Why did Murderbot tag along on this low-risk research trip? Listen, don't worry about it.
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01 Jul 2026
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RAURU: Link... Can you hear me? Right, it looks like you are confused... Don't be alarmed... Look at yourself...! The time has come for you to awaken as the Hero of Time! Do you understand your destiny?
- Ocarina of Time, 1998
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25 Jun 2026
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you weren't there that day for the Naming of Things by callmearcturus
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
12 Jun 2026
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"Rocky did not understand human names and titles when we met. Eridian names longer, give information on Eridian's home, associations, skills." For the first time in ages, he positioned two of his arms together, forming the design that Grace thought of like a family crest, a single design bisected.
"You should teach me to read those before we get to Erid, so I can be polite." As Grace considered the linework, already picking up on some vague ideas from the shapes in Rocky's carapace, something else occurred to him. "So… I picked 'Rocky' because your outer shell looks like stone."
"And for inspirational story of athlete who defeats human system of poverty to become great champion. Eye of the tiger."
"Retroactively, yeah." Grace bent at the hips, getting to Rocky's 'eye' level. "So what'd you name me?"
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