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Three Square Meals Ch. 166 (completed) (Patreon)

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2024-03-16 18:59:28
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2024-03-19 02:49:41
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2026-06

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Hey everyone!

I've just completed the next chapter (166). I really hope you enjoy it!

Please let me know if you spot any typos or continuity errors, and I'll fix them asap.

Best wishes,

Tefler

Comments

MoDangles

Cheers, Tefler! I hope your days are as enjoyable as you’re helping make ours!

Mapstar

Great to have you back! Take your time and continue living while writing. We will wait!

J

Very very nice that you keep your word. Just upgraded my subscription :)

Silent Count

Man, a post from both creators I follow on the same day with an hour? Brb, gonna buy a lotto ticket.

Pana Napoleon

I can't wait. Thank you for continuing to share John's story with us. You rock!

Rhys

Thank you!

Michael56Smith

It's mid-month, and at your current chapter posting rate Tef, you'll be all caught up soon, (by mid to late April? Maybe?) .... that's great for everyone, .... wow, ... but take good care of yourself, no burning yourself out, .... -- I've only just started reading #166, but so far, it's been excellent, even the Valkyrie squatting down in front of the Palace, LOL, ... -- And I don't tend to notice typos on my first read through, unless they are really blatant, ... so far, so good, ... I think, ... ;-) ttfn

VT

Really happy you seem to be back in the groove!

Alice

Really love the chapter! My 1 note is that 'As atrociously as she’d treated her mother and father' reads a bit awkward.

DemonHunterCole

Amazing chapter! I’m eagerly awaiting the next chapter!

stephen mincher

excellent, funny and a cliff hanger, outdoing yourself. one typo grew not grow.

Jolly Giant

You are a rockstar! Thank you for keeping the story going. You are amazing!

WonderingThruLife

FANTASTIC chapter, and such a perfect cliffhanger! Glad you're back in the groove.

Bill

Great Chapter!!! Wondering if John's mom and pop might show up in their DreadNaught.

Roy Gathercoal

Great recovery, Tefler. One typo "The odds are stacked against us, as they usual are," should be usually. Thank you.

G E

Tefler, that ending was absolutely brilliant! I am so glad you're back, and I sincerely hope you're feeling better. Your writing is inspired.

James Straub

Thanks Tefler. Was starting to get the itch for TSM.

Jeff

Love the new chapter, keep up the pace. But by gods sake that was a massive cliff hanger to leave us at. Pound out a new chapter and charge us, I don't care!!!!

Evan

Thank you, Tefler! Very Enjoyable!! Our access to that date feed —> Our access to that data feed Did they got lost? —> Did they get lost?

ringill

Excellent stuff as always, noticed one telepathic speech mismatch: After smiling at her affectionately, Luna glanced towards the holographic display. *You should finish your briefing as quickly as possible. You need to be fully equipped in Paragon armour before the Galkirans arrive. Calara might be right about them wanting to capture Genthalas intact, but I’m not taking any chances.”

TR

Yeah!

Pat White

Dam you Tefler. Lol. The shit is about to hit the fan

James Glass

Can't wait for the epic showdown. Still curious what's going to happen with the court martial sub plot.

Braw

Cheers Mr

nig a

I can't seem to be able to view the chapter 😔 will you be adding this to your literotica profile as well? Discovered your story there and enjoy having it all in one place, I also brought the books off kindle as well

Antoine Scrivener

Great way to end this chapter: "I want that bastard’s head on a fucking spike!”

DemonHunterCole

Question about the nymphs during the battle. I know 2 are in ground manning guns. One is piloting the Raptor. Ailita is with Jehenna. And the last one is piloting the Invictus. But then who’s on gunnery duty on the Invictus? Calara is coordinating the attacks so can’t. The pilot needs to focus on flying. Seems like there might be an issue.

MVFast

Arrrrrgh! Got to wait for the next chapter. Sigh. You’ve got me feeling less patient than Dana in the beginning! Excellent chapter. Thank you!

Michael56Smith

.132: At 8 hours on. this us a typo that you might have already had pointed out to you: -- "The odds are stacked against us, as they usual are, but I have the utmost confidence in my Lionesses... and my Nymphs... and the Collective,” ... (found approximately on Word page 36 of 51), ... -- usual really should be usually, .... -- Great writing, great chapter, great story, .... thank you, ... ;-) ttfn

GC

Enjoying the chapter so far. One awkward phrase caught my eye: "passed on any instructions " at the bottom of page 15. I would that all of the instructions would be passed on. "passed on the instructions " sounds better to my ear. Again, hugely enjoying the story!

Jedi Khan

Thanks for the chapter, Tefler. Good work as usual! Well, John wanted to piss off Gal. I think he succeeded. Hopefully not to well? It would be unfortunate if Gal's anger came full circle, giving him clarity of mind instead of blind rage.

Michael56Smith

.139: found one more, small 'tense' typo near the chapters end: -- Baen’thelas broke into a mocking grin. “Pitiful? Really, I seem to recall you started your little invasion with 29 fleets. Where are the rest of them, Gally? Did they got lost” -- should be get lost, not got lost, ... -- thank you for a wonderful story, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

.140: ... the challenge was issued, and 'Gally' really took offense, .... does this mean Kal's Gladitoria will not be joining him in this dual? and that she (Valeria) will become John's newest Matriarch? -- This ASSUMES that Gahl'kalgor is either killed by Baen'thelas, or has all his psychic Mojo drained from him by John's Runesword, .... Tef has me most curious, .... ;-) ttfn

glenn kellogg

Back in full form! Great chapter … obviously can’t wait for the big climax to these last many chapters. Thanks

Tipp McClure

So damn good. Come on Calendar... move faster!

RedB

Can't wait. When you started posting again (164), I went back to the start. Currently up to Chap. 128. Such a Gr8 story. Thanks again Tef.

Taco1085

amazing chapter and well thought out. I was so surprised, I cant wait for you to save Tom and how all that falls out. Then the reference to Faye and protecting her... thank you

B S

there was a bit in there referring to Sakura as a teenager? I thought she was 21ish (plus a few years!)

Sushant Bhartiya

Tales of two mommas gonna unfolding pretty soon! Jessica Vs Delsanra!

Michael56Smith

.156: ..... in the next chapter, the defense of Genthalas Shipyard (a secondary story) is going to be pretty Awesome, .... ;-) ttfn

David Shmilowitz

Am very interested in the tom walker storyline. how is the timing going to work out where he/ his lawyer manages to stall the sentence long enough for john and the girls to get back to terra to read his mind and realize that he's innocent? for that matter, what evidence would convince them that things are fishy enough that it's worth a trip back to terra to verify?

Trimtab

I feel like playing the Rocky theme when Tefler posts!! Getting strong now, won't be long now!

Dracon

Another great chapter and so close to the grand battle. Can’t wait.

John Doe

Thanks Tef. Can’t wait for the next one!

Randy

Awesome as expected. Suspence is getting high. Awaiting next chapter

Ken Moreau

I'm concerned about the Walker storyline as well. Certainly Irillith can uncover the faked evidence, and John etc can uncover the real conspirators, but what would cause them to take time to do it? Even Lynette is convinced of his guilt.

Ken Moreau

On another note, I can't figure out how the stars are "twinking"... :^)

TF007

With the Walker storyline we are all trying to figure out the possible traitor. I just wanted to state some facts that we know from past chapters. 1) a traitor was in Morgan’s Fleet. He was recovered in an escape pod broadcasting a brimonian code. 2) the traitor was upset at Tom and targeted him as the fall guy. Out of over 300,000 troops he was picked and I don’t think that was coincidence. 3) we know the traitor is a male based on the conversation between the Deep Lord and the dock master when the traitor got a cruiser class ship. 4) the traitor or traitors were able to block Toms calls to Anna. This was before the Maliri hackers hacked the system. Whoever Tefler picks as the traitor he will have to make sure the traitor matches the information from previous chapters or he will have to rewrite past chapters already posted. Personally I still think it was Mason and brimorians made a clone to leave behind to cover his tracks. I also think Mason was working with Archie. Archie was in a communication field back on earth and could block Toms calls. If it’s not Mason as the fleet traitor then it’s possibly someone who is related with Archie. Archie hates Tom so the traitor on the fleet picked Tom as a fall guy because of Archie.

Big Dude

Something wonderful has happened Dave!

John the 5th

Another great chapter and a very pleasant welcome surprise. My thoughts are going in several directions now. The mothers entering , re-entering in the story at this time could be very interesting. Plus his father as well possibly, adding another possibility, Then Luna maybe taking on a bigger role in the upcoming battle. Fun stuff and a terrific read,

Jeremey Bartel

I didn't find 1 error . Absolutely fantastic I'm chomping at the but for chapter. 167

Amathew2

Man that was one hell of a button to push. I think John successfully aggroed Lord Gally.

fay cannon

Loved it, can’t wait to start contributing to Patreon again, maybe I’ll increase my donation.

Scott

Love it! So good to have the story moving along again. All the elements of a grand space opera with great side plots like Gally’s matriarch vs the pseudo mother. Fun!

Don's Projects

Old friends getting ready to battle again. Good times.

RKieran2

Wow. I'd say Gally is successfully pissed. Didn't even wait to recharge their shields.

Zaphod

I was wandering how Niskera was holding up? Or the rest of the abandoned or the starforge? I'm sure you can postpone the battle for another chapter... Just to let you know, if you do that I won't talk to you for whole month! Glad you're back, btw. ;-)

Mike

Glad to have you back . The taunting about his mother was excellent

Dark Storymaker

Thanks for the chapter! One thing I noted, at the very end, where John is taunting Gahl'kalgor, we have this line: “You killed your mother, didn’t you?” Baen’thelas asked, all brevity gone from his voice. I think you might have meant the word, "levity" here?

Redshank

So glad you’re back. Hopefully everything is well on your end. We all love the chapters!

Marc-olivier Bergeron

Maybe papa progenitor will intervene either to save the maliri station or help is son.

Michael56Smith

.221: .... a few freebee thoughts and ideas (and worth every cent), : ... sub-plots: -- oh yeah, and "Gally's" Matriarch is in for a few surprises when she, and just a single fleet tries to take Genthalas and not destroy it, ... and maybe there'll be a Valeria vs Luna duel, to match the Gahl'kalgor vs Baen'thelas one, ... yep, next chapter will be a hot one... -- Oh, and will Tom Walker finally make a jailbreak? ... -- My money is on the Maliri Hacker, Shanryl, breaking Tom from T-Fed Jail, ... and getting the Lion involved, ... 'cuz she wants to meet him so bad, ... then, look out Mason Newmont, the true Rat of the Federation, the Lionesses (especially Tom's relative Dana) are all coming for you Mace, ... and that Brimorian cruiser won't save you, .... ;-) ttfn

AzureReader

I’m surprised the cloak breaker system wasn’t a more prominent part of the plot… or even mentioned if only to inform readers that’s how they know exactly where Gally is now. Perhaps it will come up if Gally thinks he’s cloaked but is surprised to find he’s being targeted by every gun.

AzureReader

What are the chances one of those ancient cloaked battlestations is in the middle of the giant circular shipyard? It would be dramatic to have Gally’s matriarch have to launch the assault quickly before all their ships got blown up.

Gky

Hot dog, do you know how to build anticipation. I'm psyched for the battle.

Aldo

Hmm tefler even put in a little Oedipus Complex.. waiting for the moment until Gal gauges his own eyes out...

Michael56Smith

.228: so, I think After Baen'thelas drains "Gally" of all his Psychic Mojo, (and not kill him) ... Kal should be sent off with his Fleet Commander / Mommy, Ashryn, and then ole John recruits Valeria as his newest Matriarch, and through her he absorbs all of the Galkarin Empire, Humm, (10K years ago it was his daddy's old Empire), ... John will have 'claimed' them, to make them all 'good girls', .... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

.229: Not enough Nym[hs: -- "... critically important control interfaces. When they were finished, gunnery teams would be able to aim and fire the orbital defense grid, as well as the Quantum Flux Cannon turrets that Dana had just finished installing around the city"... (I assume that means Maliri gunnery teams) (and not Collective gunners) -- "Unfortunately, the Collective does not have the requisite programming for space combat, so we require a gunnery team to man those weapons.”... -- “You can count on us,” Neysa said solemnly. “If we’re going to be deployed in the bunker, ... " -- ", ... while Neysa and Marika would be stationed inside the command center, manning the Quantum Flux Cannon batteries", ... --- I suspect that Tef thought about it both ways, and ended up writing it both ways, ... but Marika and Neysa really are needed on the Invictus, freeing up Calara, ... ;-) ttfn

Myrnalin

Last time we killed a baddie, he was alone, as he had drained all his thralls.. what happens to thalls when their baddie dies? Do they go into a killing frenzy killing all and each other? That would be the hardest to deal with from Johns perspective.

Akram123456

I wonder if Gally will have a brief redemption arc at the end of his life - maybe trying to protect his mother figure this time.

stephen mincher

When Gally gets gone,would the link Valaria has with the thralls be retained? If so then Valeria would be the obvious next Matriarch, other wise John might have to start afresh.

2ndAndrocentric

DO NOT READ IF EASILY TRIGGERED: Another contra-woke chapter, which means that once again I love it. "*But Luna isn’t preparing for a leadership role,* Auralei gently reminded her fellow matriarch. *It’s her nature to fade into the background and carefully watch from the shadows. I’m sure John could easily bolster her confidence if you asked him to, but for what purpose? In my limited experience, every relationship has one partner who is naturally stronger than the other. You lead and Luna follows, just as John leads and we all follow him.* Much more I can write in praise of this chapter for several reasons. So I chose the one thing most likely to irritate gynocentric misandrists. STOP READING IF YOUR HAIR IS BLUE: Now, if I can only convince Tef that CO2 is plant food and we need far more of this rare gas (0.04% of dry air, which when water vapor which is the actual greehouse gas on Earth, is closer to 0.02%....burn more fossil fuels, free the dinosaurs and bring back the ancient forests!

Michael56Smith

.232: a possibility: Luna might just kill the Galkarin Gladitoria, .... but maybe Valeria is just badly wounded, however. I expect that Maliri medicine at Genthalas is good enough to keep her from death until Rachel can fix her up, ... --- yeah, interesting times they live in, ... ;-) ttfn

Mark Strom

I think Jessica is going to execute Rahn. She wants a relationship. Then she gives the ship to calara while she goes through matriarch withdrawal. Calara may end gally when he goes to the planet in a dropship.

J

Two more chapters and we are up to date 😊

TF007

Should get one at end of the month at this rate.

John Fryar

I am so glad you are back.

SciFiFan

What an awesome chapter ending! Thank you Tefler. You are my favorite SciFi writer. I look forward to every new chapter.

Metal

Gally. Heh.

mouadh housseini

Last thing gahl'kalgor hearw before dying: Tell xar'aziuth kith'vindatis sends his regards. I'm coming for you!!

Michael56Smith

.242: -- an assumption of mine: that there is a rather lot of Terran foods available to the Matriarchs at Genthalas, ... I can picture the Young Matriarch in particular devoting time to making meals John might like, ... plus they'd need Terran foods there, not ordered but still coming in the pipeline, for John and company on their visits, ... also a little at the Palace. Saelihm Immanthe, on Valaden for the Palace staff the use and learn on, ... -- So, if John sends Jessica and Rahn to Genthalas for some Dreadnaught repairs, ... and some remodeling, ... there will be Terran foods, as well as tons of Maliri foods to restock the Good Ship Lollipop (Jessica will love the name), .... and then some paint and lighting to make areas of it a bit more livable for Jessica, and they'd include a few Maliri recipe books too, ... (she loves to cook, and Rahn appreciates eating, ... they'd especially need to include drinks, with some teas and wines, and Terran style Whiskey too, ... and maybe fix them up with a few dozen cleaning 'bots too, .... Happy Birthday Jessica! ... ;-) ttfn

Hugh Peeble

But who will save Tom?!? That guy has gotten screwed so hard at this point he should be a hidden lioness.

Braw

For a plot twist

Dads Gonna Kill Me

Luna's time to shine... Soon very Soon, She (luna) will save them all... I assume at some point during the battle for Genthalas Luna will have to face the Gladiatora..

Dads Gonna Kill Me

John and Sakura Quickly and shockingly defeat Gahl’kalgor fairly easily, but his mind is a shambles and he wont drain the life force from all his thralls because he doesn't want to Kill his mother... So the Gladiatora becomes the matriarch of the Empire and Chaalanges Johns champion to a duel to the death... JohnsChampion(?) luna of Course, the Greatest Swordsman (male or Female) in the Universe... After a long lengthy Battle, which john Just gets to see as he Warped in... Luna Wins !!! yeah and SHE Claims the Gahl’kalgorians as her own...

Who Me

Luna? A Matriarch? No way - Chapter 166 - She couldn't even console the 18 Maliri Matriarchs in the bunker. She prefers to hide on the backround and not be noticed. She could never be the boss of a whole empire.

20 ton

I use to expect a Luna Valeria duel but Eradel would never let her get close to her love. Should Valeria get within range , the matriarch’s enhanced powers will pop her head like a pimple.

Robar

So good but we need to see some battle

TF007

I think that Tom will be given a chance to make a statement and he will say something like he’s innocent and wishes there was a way to see in his head. Lynette will hear this and think about Alyssa. Lynette will think of it as a PR opportunity and market it as the Lion will handle the judgment.

Michael56Smith

.258: Yeah, the Lion has to get involved sometime, somehow, .... just when and how are up to Tef, .... ;-) ttfn

Fred Hunter

My real worry is when Gally first came to the shroud, he jumped to the spot LarnKelnar was killed. Does that mean the next progenitor will jump directly to Kythshara and start orbital bombardment.... :-(

Michael56Smith

.259: Okay, ... will Tom Walker finally make a jailbreak? ... I have been predicting this for quite some time, .... there are a number of ways this might happen; ,,, -- and My money is on the Maliri Hacker, Shanryl, for breaking Tom from T-Fed Jail, ... and getting the Lion involved, ... 'cuz she wants to meet Baen'thelas so bad, ... then, look out Mason Newmont, the true Rat of the Federation, the Lionesses (especially Tom's relative Dana) are all coming for you, Mace, ... and that pitiful Brimorian cruiser won't save you, .... ;-) ttfn

Myrnalin

My funny bone is tingling ! This can only mean one thing!

Michael56Smith

.260: Could it mean ... that you bumped your elbow? ;-) ttfn

2ndAndrocentric

Re Tom Walker, who I' fairly certain will walk away when it is discovered that he is blood related to Dana, either half or full brother, and his special talents are revealed as an excellent tactician, strategist with the inability to ever betray (fixation on people as a mirror to Dana's original fixation on situation preventing "situational awareness" for her). Tom has those same golden eyes.

2ndAndrocentric

Michael has my thoughts exactly right about Tom; only hints about him related to Dana and the secret eugenics program. There was also a portion speculating on how mysterious past of Admiral Walker's career. I do thank Michael for bringing up Shanryl. How the Terran Federation will handle how easily their banking can be hacked is also interesting.

Dads Gonna Kill Me

As per Who/whom is up next? I think John and crew go on the offensive quickly. They will have Gahls maps, etc... So they Attack, Not in force, but by stealth. Zip in, kill Claim, leave... do it 3 or 4 times quickly.. gaining whole NEW Thrall Networks and VAST suppliues of energy... Thus he will force Zar to face him...

Michael56Smith

.268: -- HEY TEFLER! ... When, not if, ... they revive our sweet and perky Faye, I wonder if she'll have cyber abilities, like her original creator, ... and then could she connect into a Nexus level server and be everywhere again? At a minimum she'll be able to astrally go places in the cyber realm, so Irillith won't need to go alone, ... the cyber-buddy system, John will like that, ... -- And with her super-fast, computer-like mind, she could possibly search the Astral Shallows for indications of the Shroud, help to find it, ... --- at least that's safer than searching the deep Astral for another Kyth'faren, Citadel of Knowledge, ... less Monsters lurking in the Shallows, ... ;-) ttfn

Who Me

The problem is - Tefler has said that Faye will not be revived until the end of TSM. SO - Therefore in a way I can't wait until our wonderful little purple fairy is brought back again. But I also don't want her brought back because that would mean the end of TSM. AND I LOVE the story too much to see it end!

Forbsey

I would humbly request that the artistry previously done be put on displate to buy for a physical copy :)

Michael56Smith

.272: I've been re-reading the Three Square Meals series again, .... for the umpteenth time, ... an in chapter #161, Dana is discussing the new schematics for the Valkyrie with Sakura and John, .... and when she was describing the new (sort-of like) gatling weapon with a scaled down Quantum Flux design, .... powerful, but much less than the big guns, (it hits with 20 times the power of the old punisher cannon) .... It got me to thinking about how they couldn't come up with a good 'new' set of main guns for the new Raptor and had to temporarily stick a couple of Tachyon Lances back into her, .... I had thought that a couple of slightly larger than the Valkyrie's Quantum Vulcan guns, (except for its ammo feed, it all fits into the Valkyrie's right arm, so less than 10m), and for the Raptor they would have more room to fit this dedicated weapon into a 10 meters long space and might be a really nice weapon system to have onboard, .... that is if this scaled down weapon would be more powerful than the Tachyon Lances? if not, then that's why Dana and Tef didn't go for it, and not that Dana ran short on time. Anyway, a couple of sweet mini–Quantum Flux Cannons on the Raptor, that could be Awesome! ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

.276: , .... and just when are things going to slow down enough for Dana to get through the first twenty or thirty of the high-priority items on her To-Do List? ... ;-) ttfn

FreeTheGingers

I want to first say thank you, Tefler for the interesting characters(aside from the absolutely insufferable John). You need to write the story the way you wish, but I guess it is time for me to get off the merry-go-round. I have tried to stay interested, but the tedious repetition of the same conversations, or explanation of how something works...despite you previously writing about its functions many number of times, has just worn me down. While the chapters range around 20k words, it really is an average of 1500 new words of story intermixed with 18000+ words of regurgitated information, the likes of which even Robert Jordan would be envious. I think you have an amazing universe that you have created, but you spend so much time on John's incessant self martyrdom and refusal to quickly adapt that I truly loathe the character. The women in the story are amazing and incredibly adaptable. He is a 2 dimensional mind in a 4 dimensional story. He was supposedly a Marine commander but has virtually zero strategic, philosophic, or logical capacity. His moments of 'brilliance' are just him throwing out the plan and shooting from the hip. The man spends hours looking out windows, sitting in chairs shaping objects, etc. and never focuses on the things that would actually help him win a war. The story started with a narrow bandwidth and has progressively gotten wider, and most great stories do. However, it is now so wide, and has so many supporting characters, that it takes 10 chapters to cover 1 day of in-story time....and that isn't even a day where a battle takes place. Once you have written about using the Valkyrie to replace a cannon turret one time, does it really need another 2000 words each time it happens again? Everything I wrote is insanely harsh and I do not want to end as if I did not enjoy massive portions of this story. I absolutely did. But it has felt more like a chore than a pleasure for about 60 chapters now. I wish you well in your health and future writing.

Gord Porritt

I am getting an expired url notice from chapter 166 and on for every chapter I attempt to open