if I had waited for my mate for 50 years and they came back with an alien that saved their life I think I could handle them being a little worried and preoccupied about the wellbeing of the alien who literally cannot survive in our atmosphere and has nowhere else to go.
There's a genuine phenomenon in Eastern Europe (and I imagine elsewhere ITW) where LGBT kids are more likely to be fluent in English than their straight peers, as they find community online in English speaking circles and learn the language through that.
Grace doing the full clean shave and haircut Right before he meets rocky so he doesn't need one for a while- and then grace [privately, in his own ship, in his own room] trims his hair a bit and rocky [a full ship away] starts SCREAMING
Stratt sends the Hail Mary with a "lifetime" supply of testosterone. Which equates to roughly 12 years worth of the medication. Sealed spexifically to last that long.
It was originally for Dubois but it works for Grace as well.
Its the 10 year mark.