All Comments on 'Three Square Meals Ch. 070'

patiently waiting for the yellow N

--- travel towards the Unclaimed Wastes, .... training, projects and lots of sex, ... Dana / Jade makes some more Paragon suits, ... Sakura grows into her full size, and completes her XR-75 rifle training, ... John hears some suspected, but unwelcome news about his mother, and her immediately abandoning him, all this still hurts him, ... ;-) ttfn

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"Okay, re-activating the 'annoying little shit' drone, Mark I."

I found this chapter to be discouraging for John. He is led around like a puppy to be trained and corrected by a bunch of women who he has made more powerful than himself. I found their claim of love for him to be unconvincing. Their love of girlfriend was realistic. Sex they give does not equal love. Alissa's behavior made me think this. She seems to enjoy her girlfriends feelings of sex with John more than her spending time with him! Felt he was treated like the energized bunny for their power. He is now obliged to service them all emotionally and physically. They then reward him by showing him how his mother and father are evil and murders and he doesn't accept them as they desire? Made me wonder who is worse the progenitors who use women or they who use him?

Okay, prepare for a ***spoiler alert*** regarding John (a new Progenitor) and his (Terran) Matriarch, four more Terrans, a Nymph and a Maliri onboard the Invictus to round out his current gallant crew, .... he also has his Maliri Matriarch (Edraele), her 3 bodyguards, and a little over 80 more Genthelas Shipyard based Maliri that only got a swallow of his cum (about 1/20th of a load), .... all of his 'wards', not 'thralls', generate more psychic energy for John than the typical thralls do, even the Maliri engineers, with a single swallow provide many times the psychic power to Alyssa and then John, .... by not knowing how the 'regular' Progenitors do it, he did his new recruits way better, and helped out all of his wounded little birds too, ... I just wonder how many thousands of 'normal' thralls' Eldritch power each member of John's crew/family generates in comparison, ... some interesting thoughts, ..., this was a good consolidation chapter, .... ;-) TTFN

Great to see the girls and John developing but Dana's language gets more colourful by the instalment 😂😂😂. Maybe too much sex but this is Literotica, what do readers expect.

Why do they all asume that Tashana needs to be saved? And if she needs to be saved i do not think that a Progenitor is the right persoon. When she really knows that much about Progenitors she will not trust John.

Besides not trusting John she wil hate her mom and sister.

We all know how the story ends, John will fuck twins. I'm juist surprised no one is smart enough to look at the matter through Tashana's eyes. They are all very intelligent but wisdom is hard to find.

Oh yeah! a screenplay for Three Square Meals, ... a long, long, long series, (10 seasons? or more?) on Netflix or some such, ... It might need to be Animated though, partly for cost, what with multiple worlds, aliens, space battles etcetera, ... and that it all takes place in a few months (TSM time) and live actors would age too rapidly through the seasons. And yes, this would be markedly better than 90% of the regular nonsense Hollywood puts out. ;-) TTFN

A fairly decent editor would have carved 15 to 16 pages out of this 18 page chapter. The minutia is mind-numbing, the sex repetitive and boring, but your battle scenes are breathtaking. Tom Clancy will tell you a sub's new crew drilled for 19 hours. He'll tell you what they gained during those practice runs, but he doesn't force his readers to suffer through 19 hours of every detail that occurred in that time frame.

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Get a real editor and Hollywood will be wanting a screenplay.

I have reread this entire over three times now, and parts of it several more times than that. I was struck this time through that when John and Sakura went to the new Dojo, the paragon training suits and weapons were made from Invectium, this might have been the last time that this was ever mentioned. It has even been said that the training gear was Crystal Alyssium later on in the series... Too bad, as I rather like their use of the very good, but lesser material (at least until it ran out). And to use it for strong and light gun frames as well as other gadgets and gear that Dana keeps whipping out; Save the Crystal AlyssIum for the Armor and such... Anyway, this was a bit of dropped or glossed over continuity, just FYI. And Tef, when you are doing your rewrites prior to book publishing, somewhere during/after this next refit, you could make some comment about no longer bothering to carry Invectium on board the ship. ;-) TTFN

Raymond E. Feist wrote the Riftworld series beginning with Sorcerer's Apprentice. In this series, his best friend was Thomas who, over time, became a demigod (Valeru). It was less painful to read about Thomas' development from human to demigod. It seems that John could be a Jedi knight now - superspeed, electric sword, and telekinesis. But he never practices that. He is also a marine, and it seems that Alyssa and Sakura (at least) maybe better with guns than him? He seems to be picking up magic but hardly ever pushes himself and then only at the behest of the real boss, Alyssa. I hope he accepts who he is soon as this seems really slow. The author has made it clear that all the girls love John. Even so, with the repeated term of 'lover' and routine lesbianism, sometimes I get the feeling that this is a group of lesbians with a boy toy...

Getting up to speed.

Slowly but surely. Pun intended

Dude, you've got to get a real editor. 18 pages of day-to-day minutia? Really?

Chap 70, page 12; I don't care that you think and write British, but,.. when the annoying little shit, Mark I drone was shot down, and bounced off the wall, it crashed down onto the floor or deck,.. they are on a space ship for gosh darn sakes!!! no Ground!!! Thanks, lovely chapter, enjoyed it greatly! :-) TTFN

Swords re-shaped 8 times must be the sharpest and toughest in the galaxy.

What did Alyssa want to say about these swords (before she got too tired)?

John seems to be unlocking his "birthright" slowly suffering great resistance.

In the 21st century when a member of the military stands at attention, his or her hands are at his/her sides pointed downward and close up to his/her leg(s). Hands behind the back would be proper for 'at ease', apparently this is a bit different in Tefler's 28th century, or at least on John's Invictus. But with his crew I doubt I'd notice anyway!

In Ch70:p18, John & Irillith have a conversation about Jessica (John’s mother) and the former life of Edraele (Irillith’s mother). Irillith says: I've seen that look on your face before" referring to Tashana … “I was just trying to tell you that I understand, and that I'm here for you if you want to talk about it." John wrapped her in his arms, feeling her soft white hair against his cheek as she leant into him. "Thank you, that was very thoughtful," he told her, holding her close. [Irillith] "You're always trying to help us, but you should lean on us a bit, let us help you too," she murmured in his ear, nuzzling against him. [John] "It feels strange being the one needing some support. I think we'll just keep to the status quo, if that's alright with you?" She smiled at him, and asked, "Ever the alpha male?"

Reflections

Throughout Tefler’s story, we observe John’s female crew discovering unique skills and abilities via the “Gift.” John observes and forms a mental representation of their skills/abilities, and uses these visual images along with their encouragement to discover and experience them personally. In these types of situations, the team increases its strength. In TSM, the females accept support from John, and he struggles to accept support from them at this time in Tefler’s story. By maintaining his alpha male pattern, the team does not experience a strengthening of their overall bond.

This conversation reminds all of us to look for similar patterns in our own lives. For example, for those reading TSM a 2nd or 3rd time, is it not easier to offer support to friends, family, and significant others based on the visual images of such behavior in Tefler’s story? John’s frequent compliments to his female crew can provide significant mental representations. In this conversation, isn’t there a significant mental representation reminding the readers of a missed opportunity when one chooses isolation? When a reader offering negative feedback requests that Tefler make a change fundamental to TSM, what type of visual image does the dissatisfied reader wish to insert and at what location?

In Tefler’s TSM, is it interesting observing which groups (e.g., Terran Federation, Kintark, Progenitor, Maliri Regency, Ashanath Collective, Trankaran Republic, Brimorian Enclave, Kirrix) are willing to offer support and encouragement towards group goals? What type of outcomes result from such orientations? Only a few levels have been provided via questions, leaving many others to be discovered and explored.

Please don’t cut back on your insightful musings. When I first discovered this story and slammed through I think 80 chapters I stopped at 5* and didn’t pay attention to the fact that I was missing out on a whole nother section of the story! It was not until my third re-reading that I discovered this and I look for your comments, as well as Jedi_Kahn, and a few others!

Wolrab🐝

But I just can't like John as a character. There's something about him that isn't exciting at all. It's probably because the author wants to make him grow into he's supposed to be. But since the start, it feels like the Progenitor powers are completely wasted on him. And not because he isn't going around acting like the old Progenitors. Just something about the way he acts, his way of thinking, and talking, it feels like a drag a lot of times.

Standing at attention (page 17) is with your hands by your sides. Standing at ease is with your hands behind you back/butt, as they are stated to be doing. https://www.armystudyguide.com/content/Prep_For_Basic_Training/prep_for_basic_drill_and_ceremony/position-of-attention.shtml

what a loaded chapter, so much going on with the Federation, the girls, John, the alliances formed and tactical skills, political maneuvering, love the long read and length of the chapter..... I was thinking though when do they ever fuel-up.... then it hit me, are the engines electric and do not need fueling..... hmm just made me think... all the running around they do.... I will have to research that... and if all they run off is the power cores.... that is amazing.... why can't we have that in our timeframe....

lol

what a loaded chapter, so much going on with the Federation, the girls, John, the alliances formed and tactical skills, political maneuvering, love the long read and length of the chapter..... I was thinking though when do they ever fuel-up.... then it hit me, are the engines electric and do not need fueling..... hmm just made me think... all the running around they do.... I will have to research that... and if all they run off is the power cores.... that is amazing.... why can't we have that in our timeframe....

lol

John was actually using a wooden training blade during the hologram sparring (which is what he used to try to fight off Shinatobe's assassination attempt). So there was a solid, physical object for the hologram to track and interact with. I don't think that's the answer for Faye quite yet. She's too special a character to be left in limbo though. I'm sure the crew will come up with something spectacular for her :)

I don't understand why Faye can't use the holographic technology that Jon was training sword fighting to be able to touch the others. I would think being able to deflect sword strikes would mean that it could be used that way...

Sakura confirmed that Shinatobe was not involved in the assassination that Eito was in a few chapters back.

Excellent story btw.

I suspected about 5 chapters back Johns mother was the Progenitors Matriarch. When you mentioned the name in the battle with the Kentark I was going to look back and try to find her name. Then I just decided to keep reading.

Well Done Sir !

..... but now it's moved to another epic dimension. This story entralls its readers.

After reading Calara's findings about Jessica and the Progenitor ship, there's no doubt in my mind that John's mom is still alive and most likely the Matriarch of the Progenitor. Remember from an earlier episode after Rachel analyzed the DNA and told John and his girls that they are essentially immortal. So the same logic would apply to Jessica.

At some point in a future episode, we'll see a conflict or battle between John and his girls vs the Progenitor, John's mom, and whichever other thralls he has enslaved.

Just a thought Tefler ,in one of the training bouts Sakura mentioned a fight against a body guard that gave Shinatobe a good fight , could that have been Yamamoto ? We know that Mikaboshi has more agents but this would prove that Sakura/Shinatobe was the one to attack Yamoamoto (not sure if it would benefit either of them to know that for sure ) but wondered if it was your way to llet us know.

Fuck you Tefler!!

No seriously, I hope you find yourself balls-deep in sexy tomorrow. After 71 chapters, you deserve getting fucked senseless. 😋

Wow, I'm the top poster!!!

:)

I enjoy reading your musings, so please feel free to post as many comments as you like! :-)

Tefler

Looks like you taken a ride on the fools gold ?

Post away it adds to the story and is quite entertaining as I see.

I'm wondering if we're going to see the fool's gold with a wormhole generator and Jonah and Mom show up to answer some questions.

By the way I still think Jonah is a proven (possibly dad)

PLRus wondering your take on these thoughts as well as everyone else

LOL And Jedi is coo koo too :P lol Just a small trimming maybe :) :P

Was looking to see what the issue was about my posting.

Top 5 posters in the last 3 chapters were:

Anon 146 48.7 per chapter

PussyLickersRus 105 35.0 per chapter

Tefler 44 14.7 per chapter

1handslapping 32 10.7 per chapter

andya 28 9.3 per chapter

I wish to say to you all, I have entered into 3SM anon. I will henceforth only allow myself 10 posts per chapter. And I will limit those posts to 50 words or less.

(Sits down and waits for Anon to stand) ;-)

You, sir, have my nomination for Most Influential Writer. Best of luck!

Just realised that while we've been discussing what to upgrade on the ship when they finally get back to the Maliri Regency, one part of the ship that has never been touched and desperately needs it is the internal walls and the actual superstructure of the ship. From what I can recall, the external armour has been upgraded twice, the weapons have been upgraded multiple times, the IT network has been upgraded, the main bed has been upgraded, the main dining area has been destroyed and now upgraded, the anti-boarding protocols have been upgraded, the drop ship's armour and weapons have been upgraded, the dropship now has an FTL drive and lastly the armour and weapons for all personnel have been upgraded. That means that while the exterior of the Invictus is overly protected, the inside is its original titanium armoured and grey self.

Jedi....I TOLD you I was the one to watch out for! LOL

Hah, this is too funny. PLRus is the crazy one here on Lit, going absolutely bonkers and flooding the comment section with multiple posts. Anybody who supports Tef over on Patreon will understand the irony. :-D

Hey, Tefler and everyone else: Literotica has started their annual Special Categories contest for 2016, and among the categories is Most Influential Writer. I've nominated Tefler for this category, and I hope others will to, as well as for any of the other categories. You can find information about the contest and the categories here: http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1406122

You'll need an account to submit a nomination, and if you already have one to post comments on Tef's stories here, it'll work for the Lit forums where the nominations happen.

I for one don't mind any spoiler. I am in need of a fix that i am checking in every few hours. Anyone who don't want it should skip reading comments & wait patiently for the next chapter.

Freemen

I've submitted it to literotica, but it's still being moderated at the moment. I'd guess a couple of days before it goes live.

Tefler

That had better not be a spoiler.

I couldn't wait to reach chapter 71 so subscribed to tefler's patreon and it is so worth it.

I can't wait for chapter 72 now.

Best way to support Telfer & his amazing writing is via Patreon.

In addition you can see Ch 71 & others a few days early. Worth every cent.

When is ch71 being posted tefler ????

LMAO You do seem to post a LOT and some crazy wild stuff for upgrades too. LOL It can seem a bit much at times... But usually the "normal" comments are well thought out and have good insight. The suggestions kinda get overboard though... :p lol

(I'm still waiting to see the 360 degree vid upgrade for the armor suits I suggested months ago. I read that LONG ago in some story where mech/power suits were difficult to use. Think Robocop shooting in a direction he isn't looking in. Weapon targeting grid follows all over. And they can see behind themselves. Makes the rear guard position a lot easier. :P)

Rachel got bound to Alyssa, when they went back to her home planet and confronted her dad. Right after taking out the Mercs that had the kidnapping ring. It was at the end of the chapter I believe.

someone was talking about beam weapon damage increasing through the colour spectrum. Unfortunately for that theory the Drakar beams were violet, and were no stronger than Terran ones

When John talked to Athena about giving the girls the third DNA helix. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea. Its gonna be fun to see how all their powers develop and what they get. I wholeheartedly agree with Dana, fireballs from the eyes would be cool. I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing Sakura and her ninjato blades of death spraying a can of ginsu whoop-ass on someone.

I see why the BF loves this storyline.

What about the invictus using a collar to dock onto the bigger ship and become one this would still leave the invictus for use normally but also give them the new hard points they would need

Dude needs to chill and stop flooding the comments section of every single goddamn chapter. Getting tired of seeing his name.

Where in the story Rachel got Bound to Alyssa? I don't seem to remember it happening when I looked through the last time.

Hey PussylickersRus maybe Rachel should clone a couple more Dana's so she could do all the work you expect of her . Please give the girl a little break , she's a genius but can only do so much . When they get to Genthalas she will have the whole shipyard & the Maliri engineers to help & I expect her to do a great job is refitting & re-engineering the Invictus to be an awesome War machine . They also have yet check in with the Brimorians for their shield tech .

I hope that John & the crew have enough time to help get Tashana back on her feet & integrate herself with the crew . The first thing they have to prove to her is that her Mother & sister are no longer the people they were when they betrayed her & the old Edraele & Irillth were products of their vicious & toxic society & that John is doing everything in his power to heal it . Her physical repair (scars & brain tumor ) will be easy to do but her mental one will be a task that will include all the girls & John's best efforts to date . Each of the girls in their own way will have experiences that she will be able to relate to but gaining her trust considering her fear of the Mael'nerak will be a tough hurdle .

Two forearms with rotary Gaus Cannon vambraces.

Two forearms with rotary pulse laser vambraces.

Hands that double as battering rams.

Feet with articulating toes and fingers either of which can double as tallons to sink into armor plating for traction or ripping through reinforced blast doors.

A chest plate that opens to 12 independantly targetable (by visual, map, radar, and laser designator guidance systems) mini missiles, 1 of which is a small (tactical) neutron bomb whose very short term (as in hours) radiation can penetrate ANYTHING. 1 which is a chemecal sleep agent, one which is a chemical irritant, 1 which is just an EMP blast, 4 just incindiary ordinances, and 4 just bad ass, long range, wide area (like a small U.S. MOAB) percussion wave blasts.

A ship type shield generator that can shield the whole crew if necessary.

Advanced (well beyond hydraulics) Alysium based musculature and skeletal units that provide for extremely fast twitch reflexes, hyper fast speed in movement, and extremely heavy load bearing ability.

Flight ability.

Multiple types of sensory upgrades both in vision (well beyond visible light spectrums to include x-ray), pressure (atmospheric and surface stress), smell (chemical and biological sensitivities), and hearing (well beyond the normal spectrum as well as extreme sensitivity).

And compact enough to be able to walk down a normal ship access hallway.

Did I miss anything?

You mentioned these upgrades:

strip the ship bare.

take all networks offline.

upgrade servers.

add more weapons hard points.

add singularity weapons,gauss cannons,heavy cannons. (after making them.)

change power core.

change FLT drives.

add one more power core.

put the armour back after shaping it some 7 to 8 times

Here are a few more:

Dana also has to make the new elements for the new core and engines.

Dana has to create new Progen based servers to protect the ship's systems from cyber attack and work out the navigation of the worm-hole stellar drives as well as automated/anticipatory fire control systems and ship's sensors.

Dana needs to adapt/invent/create a psionic multiplier headband for all the crew...making all the reshaping they have to do a lot easier.

Dana has to invent, create, and install the worm hole stellar drive system.

Dana has to invent and create a better heat sink for all the weapons. (I am hoping she invents another new element that is a super heat conductor/dissipator (something like a super advanced Peltier type of heat exchanger that is actively powered by the power core and capable of pulling away terajoules per square centimeter of heat energy per second).

Dana needs to incorporate the heat sink concept into the body armor and ship's plating to better ward against plasma weapons.

Dana needs to upgrade the thrusters for even more maneuverability (either more power to them and/or perfect their design).

Dana has to miniaturize the Progen power core to fit in a new SHIP GRADE BEAM LASER hand held rifle.

The crew has to assist in upgrading all the power conduits and distribution nodes and power regulators to handle the increased power from a(the) new Progen core(s).

Dana needs to develop personal, ship type, body shields that work while in flight mode.

Dana needs to finish her new and improved Mech so Faye can help with 'plowing the road' against entrenched baddies.

Did I miss anything?

I am truly sorry you feel that way.

I am just trying to engage with everyone, not like there are a hundred notes a day on here.

I would also hope that many of my posts add a bit to the conversation. Again, sorry if you disagree.

As for writing my own story: when I retire from my real job that is a definite possibility. When that happens I hope you post often and are able/willing to contribute to the story as well as give constructive criticism.

As for giving it a rest, with all due respect, I think I will wait for Tefler to mention it.

And: as nicely as I can possibly say this, please feel free to not read my posts if they bother you?

Hope you have a wonderful week.

The man who loves to make a woman writhe on the tip of his tongue and cry for mercy.

Windows might be nice but in a laser warfare environment, might not be the best idea. Light up the bridge with laser and blind everyone there. If you think back in the story was there any warship bridge that used windows? IIRC they all used displays. Which would be best as a composite display would show more then just the optical wavelength spectrum. I'm sure there is armour that covers the Invictus's windows when the shield comes up. As far as the BSP having windows on his bridge with shields where is that referenced?

As far as multiple power cores Dana already said upping to a real Progenitor core would provide more then enough power. You have to remember a power core is basiclly a fusion reactor so you have to consider shielding. Then power conduits.

With the thrusters you have to remember that the number was increased during the refit on Ashana, then upgraded with Trankaran tech.

As far as adding hardpoints you have to remember that they were wanting to add kinetic weapons so Newtonian physics apply. Yes you can use inertial dampeners to a certain extent. You could feel the mass drivers thruout the ship. If the four mass drivers were upgraded to a pair of singularity drivers with a faster rate of fire and longer range then your dumping a lot of weight. You could eaisily add 3 turrets up front, Maybe two on the top deck sporting dual 25cm coilguns/guass cannon firing a 300lb projectile and then maybe a dual 50cm under the nose with a 2000lb projectile. Easiest to add would be missiles.

We'll just let Tefler decide on what he wants.

The conversation here is interesting but my word PussyLickerRus can you take a chill pill. We get it, you're a fan and you're thoroughly enjoying the series and all but it's a bit OTT. How about you write your own series, you seem to have lot of ideas and judging by the amount of posts you make and their length you have the time and creativity. Who knows we might love it too. But for gsakes, you cannot flood the feed. Shot, call me whitewhalehunter

guilty as charged.

i am one of the late comers to this story.i stared reading when ch 69 was posted so i was not able to read the comments of the previous chapters so i hope i did not miss anything important but looks i missed a few

If you had been reading the comments you would have seen a few chapters back when one of the main topics was a need to increase the size of ship they are using that multiple power cores was one of the improvements suggested. I, myself, suggested using five or six core I think it was. If I remember right It was one for life support, engines and manoeuvring, one for the nova lances, one for mass drivers/rail guns and medium range weapons, one for short range weapons and one for the shields.

Well, it is nice to be able to look out the windows in John's office, and the briefing room. The main bridge could be out in the open, like it is, for convenience's sake.

You COULD have a secondary "combat" bridge where battles are fought from. Of course, you would have to have time available to get to it before the fight starts.....

Or maybe, the main bridge "sinks down" to an interior level during combat. Nah.... too difficult. But neat :p.

Well, they way the Invictus is coming along, I think the bridge is pretty safe right now. I would assume that all the exterior windows/ports would be covered in combat. I think BSG had armor plates that closed over the bridge windows.

I am starting to wonder what Edraele has in store for John and Co when they get to Genthalis Ship Yard for they're upgrades. Maybe she has had a new ship built that the Invictus can just slide into/dock with. Or one big enough that it just pulls into the hanger.... LOL

dana has soo many upgrades planned before rescuing tashana then i wonder how much upgrades will be done if a progenitor history expert is rescued.

strip the ship bare.

take all networks offline.

upgrade servers.

add more weapons hard points.

add singularity weapons,gauss cannons,heavy cannons.

change power core.

change FLT drives.

add one more power core.

put the armour back after shaping it some 7 to 8 times(they have enough time to do it like 5 armour plates each person (john,alyssa,eradele) each day).

so much to do after returning to ship yard.

waiting for that chapter

it is the basic idea from ships(water based ones not space which do not have sensors only primitive radar compared to sensors in space ship) that captain,navigators use the bridge to see outside and maneuver the ship.in this,placing the bridge in exposed place is sort of a weak point given how much senor it has so they can move the bridge to a place inside the ship so as to protect them if they dont mind missing the view of stars,planets.

if the ship loses its shield and is vulnerable to enemy fire then only bridge is exposed,until then they are safe from the enemy fire.if u lose ur shields then u are already put the nightlocks inside ur mouth.only way to prevent death is to spit it out aka get ur ass away from A/O and come back if ur shield is full generated back.

thus it does not matter much where the bridge is situated if u lose the shield u are fucked.

i have a few thoughts about the maneuverability and the change in ship.

maneuverability of the ship can be increased by increasing the number of retro thrusters around the ship.this can be seen during the trankan battle(ship are bigger and heavier but out maneuvered invictius) the ship can be bigger and heavier but it will not loose its maneuverability if we increase the number of retro thursters.

by slicing and dicing the ships we are creating weak points that will cause damage to the ship when used with tranakan engines.so better to create the hull with no welding.which will take time to create considering the psychic power of alyssa and john.

if we add multiple shields then we need minimum gap between them to prevent them from cancelling out each other.

multiple armour no problem.it can be useful in stopping the shells from penetrating deeper into the ship.

shields for power nodes and power distributors is not useful at all considering the size of the ship can the size of the nodes.it is like flying a helicopter over a football stadium and trying to hit a football instead of trying to bomb the whole stadium.

and the shields should be small in size to be inserted around the node without causing disturbances to other system so instead of wasting the power we can use it to power the outer shields

hitting the power nodes is seen when calara hits them(she is able to hit the retro thrusters and nodes due to higher marksmanship skill which is due to johns enhancement).but others (non enhanced shooters) will try to overload the shields try to hit the bridge.thus if your enemy is trying to hit power node and power distributors then either they are foolish enough to expose themselves to enemy fire without firing back(they aim only for the nodes instead of other bigger targets) or they are able to accurately hit the nodes and are actively trying to prevent loss of life or trying to finish the fight as soon as possible.

i noticed that nobody mentioned increasing the number of power cores.heck if the size of invictius is going to increase then better to add more power cores.one for weapons,one for shields and engines.instead of trying to share the power of a power core between the weapons and shields and engines.

if dana is going to add hard points and add singularity drives then mostly she can add a new power core and its distributors to help invictius more weapons and shield.

given the size of invictius and its new inertial drives,maneuverability increasing the pool size wont do much harm to the maneuverability given the current maneuverability of invictius she will be able to maneuver other ships if they try to cross her.

I agree about the bridge. I really don't understand why the Sci Fi convention is to put the bridge in one of the most exposed positions on the ship. (well, I kinda do, but...) It's not like they're looking out windows to steer.

I was thinking about the idea of shielding the power core a few days ago, and I came to the conclusion that there wasn't much point. Better to put that extra shielding power on the outside and prevent the damage that way. By the time an enemy had drilled deep enough to cause a core breach, your ship is already fucked anyway.

Cyborg is part organic body but also part robotic programmed to obey the organic part, Android is full on robotic body with an intelligent mind behind it that can reason, a robot with a robotic body is just that, a robot, programmed for various tasks but not sentient.

Why, for goodness sake, has no one decided a seperate shield around a power core or distribution node or the Bridge is a good idea? Heck, even in Star Trek they had that idea....and we KNOW area force fields are in use in Tefler's universe!

If you read my posts you know I have been all over a larger ship due to the need for more hard points on the ship for cannons. But Dana has evidently found a way to hang lots of extra cannons on the Invictus and still keep the mobility.

Would I like to see a whole ship made of 10 folded Crystal Alyssium that has multiple hulls with seperate shields between them, primary, secondary and tertiary shields, fore and aft four barrel singularity drivers that all operate off of one singularity, 20 rotary gauss cannons on turrets each capable of 600 rounds per minute, fore and aft Nova Lances, 50 gimbaled pulse lasers, 20 beam lasers, improved (Danafied) thrusters all over the hull to keep the manuverability, an Olympic sized pool, expanded play, weapons, manufacturing rooms, etc, etc. etc.. Heck Yeah!

I'm not saying make it 3km long by 1 km wide and high.

adding 50' height and width add 100m long wont change how it moves by much they can add a few more retro's to help spin it, dont forget they done away with most the bad stuff people here keep saying why it cant be gone.

We earth poeple have next to no knowledge on how things can work on a spaceship, yes we have theory's on this but until we have grav plates and anti-grav we can not say for sure what can or cant be done

I hear you. And I am actually a big proponent of just making another ship and crewing it with multi house, white haired, Maliri.

Problem that has been pointed out is maneuverability issues. Being able to duck and weave and have half of the ordinance miss you equates to having a ship that is twice as strong to begin with. Now if they can keep the manuverability then a larger vessel makes perfect sense and could be very doable.

A coordiated attack with two vessels as capable or with one even more capable than the Invictus would be a fleet engagement level of power projection with just two ships. Add in the cannon improvements I suggest and you are talking about a REALLY scary ability to project power....ESPECIALLY with worm-hole stellar drives.

the gym function has really moved over to another room where Johns sword training takes place, so extending the pool wouldn't be bad. (apart from the extra tonnage of water when maneuvering)

Plrus

i had the same thoughts to start with but if they slice and diced the ship they can have a full deck as a hospital for the doc another deck for engineering and room for a big research for both. You have to think but the hull playe that slid away from gun ports if he's still trying to be friendly looking.

adding 2 or 3 decks is only adding 25'-40' in height might need a few feet in length for new guns and recoil buffers and then added side width for extra ammo storage (ammo making in engineering with auto feed to storage areas)

while thats going on might as well better fun places i.e. bigger pool

I am thinking the additional hard points will just be added with Shaped Crystal Alyssium injected into the substructure of the ship....and/or Dana's inertial negation devices will be added to the cannons and mass drivers to counter any recoil with just some minor beefing of the base. What I am expecting as well: a gatling configuration on a gimbal base for the Gauss cannons to increase fire rates, provide auto-tracking and reduce overall size. Increased power to the rails with design upgrades should also improve tracking/speed/lethality. Can you imagine the resultant devestation of a combined cannon fire rate of 600 rounds a minute with a penetrating/explosive ordinance?

As they dont seem to use the gym now they can get a bigger pool for jade ?

I don't know why, but I've always been fascinated by human/AI interaction potential. I really hope she gets a body some day.

As always though, great chapter, great story. Thank you for the hard work Tef.

I haven't finished all the editing yet, but as soon as my editors get back to me, I'll go through their suggestions then submit the latest chapter. :-)

Tefler

Charles is not going to like his old ship beening sliced and diced to upgrade it!!!

LOL

I hope you submitted the ch tefler so that we can read it by Tuesday if all goes well

It was a great growth chapter. Sakura has managed to get past "most"(?) of her past problems, and reintegrated her skills with her "new" body.

Back to Faye's body: we need a custom, grown, blank body template. (Hello Dana and Rachel and the Progen tools/lab equipment. Then we'll need a blank cybernetic interface for Faye to access and control/live in the body. "Simple"...... LOL

We have seen how Mael'nerak (sp) created various species. Dana just needs to build the "box" to grow a body in.

Are we using cybernetic correctly? I keep thinking Android body? Robotic is a body that is programed to do a task or tasks. Android is self aware and self programming to a certain extent. Cyborg is a human brain and at least partially human body. Holograms are what Faye has now and what John's currant training rooms are created using.

John's bonds with the girls are psychic in nature and the cum is merely the vehicle or focus to allow him to do things. So theoretically Faye would not need the cum but I think she would feel cheated and quite frankly so would I. LOL.

I was thinking along the lines of much more than the Vambraces could empower. I meant a full Cybernetic Body including "Human" type skin, with all of the normal nerve endings. This way, not only could she "feel", but, also join in their little gatherings. I would want her to also be able of fully capable feelings, just like a human is capable of. I would want this body to be fully capable of joining with them on excursions outside of the Invectus, while her mind is still protected aboard the ship, then when she returns shipboard, she could incorporate those with what she has aboard the ship, where she has her "Main" AI Mind.

Thinking about Faye & were Tefler is going with her future I only have one worry . It's evident that she loves & adores John & loves the rest of the girls (now) but worry if she joins with John without the "cum" bond will she be as excepting( not jealous) of the other girls . With her lack of normal human like emotions up till now to draw on how will she feel about sharing him .Ever since the crew started growing it was this early bond/influence that kept things calm among the girls . Even with John freeing them from their compulsion to obey his template for his girls still exits.

With the level of technology and the ingenuity already displayed by the crew, there is absolutely no reason that Dana, Rachel and Irillith cannot synthesize a cyborg/organic body that Faye can then use as a physical form. Rachel could create the organic material that would allow the body to feel "human" to both Faye and the rest of the crew; Dana could create the cybernetics that would allow the body to maneuver and act like a true organic; Irillith could create the interfaces and programming for Faye to use as she controls the body. Faye herself could write the programs that would allow her to feel everything the body experiences, since she already seems to be inadvertently experimenting along these lines.

is the fifth or sixth separate idea of what happens with Faye

Welcome to the comments section! Yeah, the issue with Faye getting a body is well discussed in previous chapter comments sections. Having said that, your comments are appreciated.

I am sure that Faye gets fully realized in future chapers.....Right Tefler?

By the way: If you skipped over the comments sections while reading the story you really should go back and read them....some of it is fascinating and really fun. Adds a lot to the story in my opinion. Some really good input by many of the readers.

Isn't that where she was when she was introduced, in Irillith's vambraces? She can already move about using her boys and holo-projectors. If they re-engineered the original deck but with more storage to start with she should take one of the boys with them or use the projectors on the suits to start with. Eventually, they could create some artificial skin and she could feel better. Now that I am thinking about it, Athena needs a body too. If her astral body can reside in something then maybe they could make 2 and instead of John going in maybe they could bring Faye out.

Perhaps faye could reside in vambraces to help when John and his girls are away from the invictus

Since John has the same powers as Irillith that means that he can join Fey in Cyber Space and connect with her there. Maybe once he defeats his inner progenitor he will be able to take the rest of the girls with him like when he had his astral nightmare.

With the advent of all the Progenitor Gear, have you thought about giving Faye a Cybernetic Body??? Maybe something with a Progenitor "Mind"... I'm sure the girls could design something & then John could build the framework out of Crystal Alysium... This way Faye could "Join" them on some of their "Adventures". :)

this is 8 pages literotica format.

I hope we will be able to read ch71 by Wednesday tefler

Btw how big is ch71 ?????

Thanks! It's good to hear I haven't had any dips in the last few chapters. :-)

The Patrons have been responding well to Chapter 71, which is a relief, as it's a bit of a departure from the usual fare. I hope you guys will like it too!

Tefler

Wow, that's pretty crazy there's a real retired Admiral with the same name!

I better add the disclaimer about "Any similarities to real persons is purely coincidental, blah, blah..." to save the guy some envious looks! :-)

Tefler

Tef, you´re really making it tough to read any other pieces on Lit...setting a standard...excellent as always.

just finished 70, wow its long. no cliffhanger ;p .

71 next week :)

I have really enjoy'd your world!

Keep it coming......

You've kept so many fun plot doors open its great...

I don't suppose someone's mentioned that there's a real retired Admiral John Blake of the US Navy. Seriously.

Awesome series this!!