Introduction: Nick does a good deed, and has a First Contact experience in the middle of the street. An alien gives him a rock.He'd better figure out what to do with it fast if he wants to survive.NOTE: Chapters 82-93 are skippable. They form a long side story with a shift in main character, then the story returns to Nick in Chapter 94.Starting around ch 155, there will be some sexual content, but chapters will be labeled and skippable. [Participant in the Royal Road Writathon Challenge, Oct '24, April '25]New chapters on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays....