as someone who jumped from the Martian straight into project Hail Mary I was really not expecting how much more absurd project hail mary is.
like. The Martian is fairly grounded? Its sci fi and had some elements that couldn’t really happen but ultimately it was a survival story. And since the two are so closely associated ig I expected something similar?
But every chapter of project Hail Mary is like ‘algae are eating the sun’ ‘they nuked antarctica’ ‘aliens and humans have a common ancester’ etc. It’s amazing.
I’ve seen some more idiotic readers go “Mark and Grace are just the same people.”
if they’re the same people, explain this:
Mark Watney: *at any minor inconvenience * FUCKING FU— Ryland Grace: *world-ending, life-threatening news* holy moly
Too bad the prophet Cassandra never met Odysseus
Given how humanity reacts to life in general, can we picture the INSANELY good memes that would have been made in the Martian universe while they tried to rescue Watney?
Favorite bird genre has got to be 'that's literally just a dinosaur'
Groove-Billed Ani
Hoatzin
Pheasant Coucal
kudos to Ryland Grace for finally being the true “I am alone in space” representation we deserve by sobbing his eyes out every chapter. Relatable. I do that and I’m not even light years away from my bed
autistic shiro is probably my favorite hc ever so heres a list of traits i noticed in him. feel free to add more im going off memory
- he comes off as unintentionally rude or curt in some scenes ive noticed
- hes probably the least expressive out of the main cast
- his voice inflection also stays generally the same? at least to my own autistic ears
- likes doing things his way which can just be stubborness but also autistic “i know this way so its good”
- hes pretty considerate and sympathetic but doesnt seem to be able to relate to others much
- has a pretty strict routine of what we see
- special interest definitely space and piloting
Odysseus: We agreed we'd meet without backup. Are you alone?
Trojan: Yes. Are you alone?
(Diomedes steps out of the shadows)
Odysseus: No, I lied.
(Aeneas steps out the shadows)
Trojan: So did I.
Odysseus: I see. But here’s the thing-
(Achilles steps out from behind a tree)
Odysseus: I lied twice.
Longest solar Eclipse Ever Viewed
On 30 June 1973, a Solar Eclipse occurred which lasted 7 minutes and 4 seconds at any given spot, but which one group was able to view for more than an hour.
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