Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

“Can we pick our own teams?” Trang asked excitedly. “No. That just leads to a bunch of drama. Because children are animals. Horrible, horrible animals.”

I can’t imagine explaining “sleep” to someone who had never heard of it. Hey, I’m going to fall unconscious and hallucinate for a while. By the way, I spend a third of my time doing this. And if I can’t do it for a while, I go insane and eventually die. No need for concern.