u/fraxiiinus

The real answer: For the sake of the audience, it served as an early visual indicator that Grace didn't belong in his environment, and was a last minute addition to the situation.

My head canon answer: It's deeply unlike Stratt to miss something. Through the book and film, she makes sure every T is crossed and I is dotted. She doesn't compartmentalize, she looks directly into the abyss of horrible things that need to be done and doesn't blink or flinch, because that's what the world needs to survive. It's the reason she's the head of the project.

Part of that is being attuned to the needs of her personnel. She encourages observers to clap for Grace, because she knows that's what he needs mentally to be efficient. The film added the mental health room, which she clearly deemed important enough to take up a lot of space in the ship. She bought hats and shirts and set up parties. She knows camaraderie helps her team. The humanity of the people she works with is something she considers as a part of the whole and critical to the mission.

Which is why I think it's so interesting that Grace's clothing and suit are embroidered with his name, but the personal bag is not.

The reason could be interpreted in two ways, depending on your feelings about Stratt. The first is that she's a one-dimensional villain who never cared about Grace or anyone else, so she forgot he was a person and to toss his stuff on the ship. I deeply disagree, as noted above, but hey, people see what they need to.

The second, which I personally think, is that she had to compartmentalize for the first (and possibly only) time in the entire project. If Grace was just a part of the machine to her, the personal bag would have been another item on the checklist of shit to get ready for the mission, the same as the other two's bags and the rest of his mission-critical items.

But it wasn't. The personal bag is the one part of the prep that was 100% for Grace, that would require her to think about him, not just The Science Officer. The Science Officer needed a uniform. The Science Officer needed the EVA suit. The Science Officer needed his biometrics uploaded. Check, check, check. But Grace needed his things, and the only reason Stratt would have forgotten is if she was trying really, really hard not to remember.

In my mind I see her up all night before launch, too wired to sleep, and it hitting her like a ton of bricks at 1am what she avoided. She speed-walks to his bunk (trying not to remember how he tried to speed-walk away when they first met) and throws every shirt she ever saw him wear into the bag. Rips through his drawers for personal effects or photos, 'you don't even have a dog' bouncing around her head when she finds nothing. Writes his name with her own hand, includes a trinket, and simply hopes it's enough.

Hi all! After setting my roots here 12 years ago, my mother is moving up to be closer to our family. We're looking for an (ideally furnished) sublet where she can settle into city life and spend more time finding her ideal neighborhood and a more permanent home. The wishlist:

• Studio under $2000 or 1 bed under $2300
• Ready either July 15 or Aug 1
• Furnished (optional but preferred)
• Sublet or takeover must be landlord-approved

Hi all! After setting my roots here 12 years ago, my mother is moving up to be closer to our family. We're looking for an (ideally furnished) sublet where she can settle into city life and spend more time finding her ideal neighborhood and a more permanent home. The wishlist:

• Studio under $2000 or 1 bed under $2300
• Ready either July 15 or Aug 1
• Furnished (optional but preferred)
• Sublet or takeover must be landlord-approved

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My 60yo mom is retiring and deciding to move up to NYC to be closer to my family. She visits frequently and we know the city life fits her well. I've lived in Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Kew Gardens and Ridgewood and have a passing familiarity with Forest Hills, Jackson Heights, Prospect/Sunset park, and the Coney Island area.

I want to expand our search more into Brooklyn, or perhaps the north Bronx, so I'd love to know your thoughts on neighborhoods that fit her needs:

• Walkable to a grocery store (~4 blocks)
• Some bars and restaurants
• Older demographic
• On the quiter side

Thank you for any suggestions!

Edit: Looking to rent, budget around $3000 for a studio or 1bed which is why we're largely looking in Brooklyn.

Hi all! After setting my roots here 12 years ago, my mother is moving up to be closer to our family. We're looking for an (ideally furnished) sublet where she can settle into city life and spend more time finding her ideal neighborhood and a more permanent home. The wishlist:

• Studio or 1 bed
• $2,300 month max
• Ready either July 15 or Aug 1
• Minimum 6 months
• Furnished (optional but preferred)
• Sublet or takeover must be landlord-approved

We're looking in Brooklyn, specifically South Brooklyn because I've lived in that area and we're already familiar with it. We're also open to Queens, the closer to Ridgewood (where I am) the better.