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Or I'd like to give it Dear Charlie Jane and Hank?

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Charlie Jane, do you know what the hardest part of having a party in outer spaces?

I can think of many things that might be the hardest part, like the drinks floating away.

I don't know. What is the hardest part?

You can't plan it.

That was, wow, I'm like the queen of dead jokes.

So that was like next level.

That was next level. Oh my God.

No, no, what you mean is that that one really deeply

in a lot of ways was not good.

It wasn't my favorite, but we both write science fiction.

And so I wanted to have something that is space E.

And you've also, you're going well and truly

to space in your next book, which I'm excited about.

I've only read your Twitter thread about it,

but it sounds very up my alley.

And I also just love how you think about like,

we're gonna be operating inside

of the tropes of science fiction,

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