Ryland Grace has been spending his weeks on Erid, in his spacious dome that Eridian Scientists built to imitate his habitat. The Hail Mary space ship was still in repair, and he just wanted to have peace. But something felt so empty inside him.

Every morning, when he wakes up, he feels… nothing. Just the unusual feeling. The feeling of being alone.

One morning, his alarm beeps and he wakes up to snooze it, again feeling that same loneliness, with no human around to talk to or to relate with. A knock was heard from his dock. And there’s the rock.

“Grace, Morning. Rocky here.” Rocky crawled on his 5 legs, inside the tiny abode.

“Rocky,” Grace murmured. He wiped his face, forcing himself to stand up. He looked at Rocky and just stared at him. “Hey.”

“Rocky feel Grace not feel good. Grace okay, question?” Rocky stated. He probably sensed that quietness that Grace emitted these past few weeks.

“No— i’m fine, Rocky. I’m just tired.”

“But Grace sleep early. Why tired, question?” Rocky replied.

“I— it’s nothing, Rocky! Not really your business.” He unintentionally made it sound rude.

Silence fills the room.

“Why Grace being like this, question?”

”Other human not like this.”

Grace’s eyes lit at his statement.

“Other human— Rocky, Wha—what?” He stumbled up.

“Rocky Adrian mate! Like Grace! Grace not know other human, Question? Grace stupid and alone.” Rocky strikes back.

“No, there’s another human here, and you didn’t tell me?? and theyre your mate?”

“Grace not ask, why do Grace think Eridian Scientists know how make Human Habitat? Because of other human!” Rocky replied.

“Oh my gosh.” Grace stood up and wore his jacket.

“Where are they?”

“Follow Rocky.” Rocky rolled out of the abode, and Grace followed him. They went the east direction of the dome, behind the large island.

Rocky let out a noise, probably the human’s name.

He and Rocky then stood in front of a small home, just like his, and the door opens.