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Hey everyone,

Here is the four releases for chapter 150 combined into a single upload. 

Please let me know if you spot any typos!

Cheers

Tefler

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Puttanegra Ficondo

You mentioned a significant edit to it: would you mind sharing what it is to reduce our Sherlock Holmes work?

Emma B

Thanks

Unresolved Plots

Thanks Tefler. Hope your MIL gets better soon.

Evan

Thank you, Tefler.

David Shmilowitz

are there any new scenes in 150 or is this just putting parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 into one document?

Robert Barr

Searched for the usual “#” to find and don’t see anything. Thanks for the combo, though! If there is anything new then shout 😉

TF4EVA

darn I pushed delete comment by mistake instead of edit. Just saying i can smell the 151 drop it is so close. Rereading 150 I note "John hesitated, reluctant to condemn the thrall crews that he saw as unwitting pawns of their Progenitor Master" and yet he still sulks when he thinks of his mother. I hope he gets over himself soon..

Tefler

The only major edit was to do with John being under the effect of the psychic dampening device, which meant he couldn't use telepathy with Alyssa etc. There's also some new dialogue lines with Dana where she explains that the matriarchs can't channel him energy (for the same reason).

Bp Hlpt

Thanks, Tefler!

BrianM

Thank you, Tefler.

JD BREWZ

This wasn’t a paid post right?

Steve

Where's Chapter 151 that we paid for last month?

TF007

Tonight hopefully for 151

Idaho Spud56

Monster sized chapter! Progenitor -> Monster, gotta amuse myself somehow. You need to plan things a little better so you can break these up so you can get paid for two chapters instead of one.

bjcreek

Thanks for the combined!

Meerlock

I'm sorry if I have missed someone else bringing this up, but since Dana can warp the fabric of spacetime to create black holes, couldn't she also create wormholes?

Michael56Smith

.33: K.H. and Meerlock, you are both making the assumption, based on Sci-Fi movies etc,,, that is that a wormhole is a SAFE form of travel, ... just way too many assumptions there, ... However, this is Erotic Space Opera, so how about this: Should Dana manage to create and keep open a stable wormhole, ... Can she also learn to control where it goes to? And just how much heavy radiation, gravity field distortions, and time dilation effects, all of which must be addressed, will this GEO wormhole create, ... and will the Invictus hull and shields be able to handle it? Will Dana need to beef them up to PBM standards or more? Is her hand-made wormhole safer or more dangerous than the Progenitor device? And what will she learn/see after a trip or two using their new, white metal, wormhole generator? Just a few thoughts that Dana and Tef would need to address, or his fans will yell at him, and no one wants that! ;-) TTFN

stephen mincher

I was under the impression that the worm hole jump was very quick, not too sure Dana would have time to ‘see’ it. I think the recharge time reduction is what will give the Invictus crew their advantage.

Koa

Typo: she drove her vehicle around to the side of the palatial building and slewed to a halt.

Bp Hlpt

As to what changes Tefler made when combining the 4 parts of Ch 150, other than the 4 paragraphs added about Dana explaining the consequences of the dampening field that John would be under which 2ndA has already posted, there was also a couple of small paragraphs added about Betrixa piloting the Raptor down to the palace. Besides that there were over 100 small changes, including many that were forced due to the effects of the dampening field, like forcing regular conversation instead of telepathic, forcing some conversation to be through others instead of John directly, that kind of thing. Nothing that effected the plot in any way. Altogether a very enjoyable read, but don't feel you're missing anything major without it. There are still errors, if you want to help find them. :)

Bp Hlpt

Thanks for putting this up, Tefler. Here are the remaining typos that I am aware of: Ch 150 Complete - Remaining Typos I'm aware of, some found by others She giggled, then brought -- Delete extraneous space before "She" She giggled, then brought as amber light began to pour off her rounded stomach, -- Delete extraneous space before pour as amber light began to pour off her rounded stomach, tapped on the button to open it. -- Delete extraneous space before open tapped on the button to open it. Could you please clarify the color of the haze of each of the Nympths when they shapeshift, along with the light color they emit when they are fed, for our convenience, and yours? She shimmered in a brown haze, -- brown > black (Since Marika is black and silver, and the haze when the Nymphs shift is usually of their primay color??) She shimmered in a black haze, decide to get an early night. -- get > make it -- I've never heard it the other way, British? [this is the last time I'll bring this one up, I promise. LOL] decide to make it an early night. leaned forward on his chair, his face alight -- change comma to semicolon leaned forward on his chair; his face alight studied the huge world they were orbitting. -- orbitting > orbiting - see https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/orbiting studied the huge world they were orbiting. As the Maintenance bots floated off -- Maintenance > maintenance As the maintenance bots floated off dropped his clothes on to the chair, -- on to > onto dropped his clothes onto the chair, He walked towards her and glancing meaningfully -- glancing > glanced He walked towards her and glanced meaningfully but I’m too vulnerable having to concentrate -- add comma after "vulnerable" but I’m too vulnerable, having to concentrate what should we train today? Do you want to work on developing new techniques -- syntax, combine the two sentences what should we work on today: Do you want to develop new techniques performed the Tai chi routine, -- chi > Chi performed the Tai Chi routine, but from the different side. -- the different > a different -or- the different > the other but from a different side. but from the other side. catch him off guard with a coordinate burst of attacks, -- coordinate > coordinated catch him off guard with a coordinated burst of attacks, They waved goodbye to each other and John padded out into the armoury, then through to the Dojo. -- sentence structure They waved goodbye to each other, then John padded out into the armoury and through to the Dojo. Thralls warships aren’t as indestructible -- Thralls > Thrall Thrall warships aren’t as indestructible before moving onto the next plant. -- onto > on to before moving on to the next plant. stay at home and do nothing, -- at home > home stay home and do nothing, looked at in fascination. -- at > at it looked at it in fascination. the Null-inertia Gyroscope will counter it. -- Null-inertia > Null-Inertia the Null-Inertia Gyroscope will counter it. He pointed towards the adjoining doors on opposite sides -- adjoining doors > doors (I don't know what you mean by "adjoining". Since they're on opposite sides of the room, what are they "adjoining"?) He pointed towards the doors on opposite sides of the sofa-lined Lounge. -- sofa-lined Lounge > grav-tube (The doors flank the grav-tube. Also, one sofa doesn't exactly make the Lounge "sofa-lined" does it?) of the grav-tube. You could also address the two above issues by expanding the paragraph slightly, perhaps something like this: “And this is the living quarters,” John explained, walking towards the front of the gunship. Standing in a comfortable Lounge area with a plush sofa and chair, he pointed back towards the doors flanking the grav-tube. “The bathroom and kitchen are through there and there... and we can look down into the cockpit from here.” despite his best efforts to fend him off, -- him > them despite his best efforts to fend them off, one of the seven plants in the star system. -- plants > planets one of the seven planets in the star system. but there also many military installations -- there > there were but there were also many military installations back to the weapon’s racks and studied -- weapon’s > weapon back to the weapon racks and studied then watching as Jade took off -- watching > watched then watched as Jade took off Can I take control for a minute? -- Can > May May I take control for a minute? Can I take over again please? -- Can > May May I take over again please? looking at him astonishment. -- astonishment > in astonishment looking at him in astonishment. Suddenly this wasn’t a game anymore, -- add comma after "Suddenly" Suddenly, this wasn’t a game anymore, a look of eager anticipation on their face. -- their > her a look of eager anticipation on her face. You’ve already meet the rigorous qualifications, -- You’ve > You You already meet the rigorous qualifications, I’d rather know about any useful information your girls discovered, -- your > you I’d rather know about any useful information you girls discovered, Alyssa eyes shone with excitement -- Alyssa > Alyssa's Alyssa's eyes shone with excitement whereas me and Jade have gone off-mission a bunch -- me and Jade > Jade and I whereas Jade and I have gone off-mission a bunch as the life had been sucked front their corpses -- front > from as the life had been sucked from their corpses at Irillith’s description of accessing the Cyber Realm, -- Irillith’s description of > Helene's description of Irillith at Helene's description of Irillith accessing the Cyber Realm, Are we sure this is a full scale invasion? -- full scale > full-scale Are we sure this is a full-scale invasion? launch a full scale invasion of Maliri space. -- full scale > full-scale launch a full-scale invasion of Maliri space. might be the prelude to a full scale Thrall invasion. -- full scale > full-scale might be the prelude to a full-scale Thrall invasion. could be the prelude to a full scale invasion. -- full scale > full-scale could be the prelude to a full-scale invasion. There are also several other whitespace errors, as usual: 8 extraneous spaces in the blank lines between paragraphs 100's of extra spaces at the end of paragraphs, several with more than 10 and an extra blank line at the end of the document.

Michael56Smith

.42: Well, Bp Hlpt, some of your corrections for grammar, may just be the author trying to get inside the characters for a more realistic dialog, maybe, ... anyway, GOOD JOB on helping our favorite author with his future edits, ... ;-) -- (and do you make written notes as you first read thru the chapters, that would slow me slow too much to be enjoyable, or do you go back right away and write down your earlier mental notes?) TTFN

AK Furry

Thanks for the combined chapter Tefler! What a monster ! Here's a small typo that I don't think was reported yet. She opened her mouth to raise another point, then feel silent. fell?

Bp Hlpt

Yet more additional typos in Ch 150: [isn't Spellcheck a wonderful thing?] glanced at a flashing icon and the holo map appeared, -- holo map > holo-map glanced at a flashing icon and the holo-map appeared, He placed a holo projector on the desk -- holo projector > holo-projector He placed a holo-projector on the desk experienced students I could find from the Engineering Acadamy. -- Acadamy > Academy experienced students I could find from the Engineering Acadamy. He pulled on a t-shirt and nodded -- t-shirt > T-shirt He pulled on a T-shirt and nodded smiled at her and pulled off his t-shirt. -- t-shirt > T-shirt smiled at her and pulled off his T-shirt. He removed his t-shirt and Auralei moaned -- t-shirt > T-shirt He removed his T-shirt and Auralei moaned hundreds of hits from tachyon rifles, -- tachyon > Tachyon hundreds of hits from Tachyon rifles, from bow to stern by purple tachyon beams, -- tachyon > Tachyon from bow to stern by purple Tachyon beams, The sound of tachyon pulses echoed through -- tachyon > Tachyon The sound of Tachyon pulses echoed through as they strafed tachyon pulses through -- tachyon > Tachyon as they strafed Tachyon pulses through The holoscreen flickered, then a Galkiran officer appeared, -- holoscreen > holo-screen The holo-screen flickered, then a Galkiran officer appeared, greatly enhanced speed and manoeuvrability, -- manoeuvrability > manoeuverability greatly enhanced speed and manoeuverability, to facilitate their gruesome lifecycle. -- lifecycle > life cycle to facilitate their gruesome life cycle. utilise another species in their lifecycle, -- lifecycle > life cycle utilise another species in their life cycle, thoughts about the alien lifecycle and reluctantly nodded -- lifecycle > life cycle thoughts about the alien life cycle and reluctantly nodded with the Porphyion the command vessel of a formation -- Porphyion > Porphyrion with the Porphyrion the command vessel of a formation A blastwave of telekinetic force roared down -- blastwave > blast wave A blast wave of telekinetic force roared down who gave away the Outer Rim to a rag-tag bunch of rebels -- rag-tag > ragtag who gave away the Outer Rim to a ragtag bunch of rebels making such alterations at the atomic level a herculean task. -- herculean > Herculean making such alterations at the atomic level a Herculean task. She opened her mouth to raise another point, then feel silent. -- feel > fell She opened her mouth to raise another point, then feel silent.

bjcreek

Epic 150. Thanks.

Bp Hlpt

Aaaand, yet even more typos found for Ch 150 (I TRY to be consistent, I really, really do. Dropping us out of hyper-warp. -- hyper-warp > Hyper-warp Dropping us out of Hyper-warp. tracking the fleet through hyper-warp for the last two hours, -- hyper-warp > Hyper-warp tracking the fleet through Hyper-warp for the last two hours, how quickly it was travelling in hyper-warp. -- hyper-warp > Hyper-warp how quickly it was travelling in Hyper-warp. It suddenly dropped out of hyper-warp, -- hyper-warp > Hyper-warp It suddenly dropped out of Hyper-warp, dumped unceremoniously from hyper-warp. -- hyper-warp > Hyper-warp dumped unceremoniously from Hyper-warp. scout cruisers drop out of hyper-warp at the rear -- hyper-warp > Hyper-warp scout cruisers drop out of Hyper-warp at the rear when he realised their hyper-warp speed -- hyper-warp > Hyper-warp when he realised their Hyper-warp speed engage hyper-warp and retreat -- hyper-warp > Hyper-warp engage Hyper-warp and retreat

Bp Hlpt

::sigh::, two more 150 typos :( between their homeworld and the Hyper-warp gate. -- gate > Gate between their homeworld and the Hyper-warp Gate. when they return through the Hyper-warp gate. -- gate > Gate when they return through the Hyper-warp Gate.

Bp Hlpt

And another one in 150 When we engage, immobilise the flagship! -- immobilise > immobilize - [you use this spelling elsewhere in - ships had been deliberately immobilized,] When we engage, immobilize the flagship!

Bp Hlpt

I really, really hope this is the last of them for Ch 150 flight time from here to the Hyper-Warp Gate, -- Hyper-Warp > Hyper-warp flight time from here to the Hyper-warp Gate, safe to conclude that a new Hyper-Warp Gate has been constructed -- Hyper-Warp > Hyper-warp safe to conclude that a new Hyper-warp Gate has been constructed Building a Hyper-Warp Gate is the only way -- Hyper-Warp > Hyper-warp Building a Hyper-warp Gate is the only way launch a strike against this Hyper-Warp Gate and cut off -- Hyper-Warp > Hyper-warp launch a strike against this Hyper-warp Gate and cut off to cripple the Hyper-Warp Gate; -- Hyper-Warp > Hyper-warp to cripple the Hyper-warp Gate; Back to the gate to begin our hunt -- gate > Gate Back to the Gate to begin our hunt already travelled through the gate and the last will arrive -- gate > Gate already travelled through the Gate and the last will arrive I suspect the gate will be very heavily guarded. -- gate > Gate I suspect the Gate will be very heavily guarded. -- For the corrections in Ch 150 above and in Ch 151, I assumed the following capitalizations: Hyper-warp Hyper-warp speed Hyper-warp Gate Gate If you want to choose a different set of rules, that’s fine, just please be consistent throughout both chapters.

Bp Hlpt

Thanks for the comments, Michael and Stephen. I'm not arguing for any particular format of this make-believe term, though it seems we have agreed it is neither "hyperwarp" nor "hyper warp." It would make it easier if it went along with whatever spellcheck Tefler uses, if any, but I am really just hoping for consistency. In Ch 151 Tefler used: hyper-warp hyper-warp speed Hyper-Warp Gate In Ch 150: hyper-warp Hyper-warp Hyper-warp gate Hyper-warp Gate Hyper-Warp Gate In Ch 149: Hyper-Warp hyper-warp gate In Ch 148: hyper-warp Hyper-warp jump Hyper-warp gate Hyper-warp Gate Hyper-Warp gate In Ch 147: Hyper-warp gate Hyper-Warp gate etc. Never consistent. He's used almost every option I can think of except hyper-Warp. :) For what it's worth, hyper-accelerated has never been capitalized. Whatever forms he chooses to use, if Gate is capitalised, ie Hyper-warp Gate or Hyper-Warp Gate, then if he refers to it by the shortened form of "Gate," then I would think that it should be capitalized as well.

2ndAndrocentric

Truly enjoyed this chapter in so many ways. Right at the start I was reminded of a reusable transparent tape I bought about a decade ago based off the discovery of how geckos feet work. It really worked well, but was too expensive. Mostly I bought it because I thought it was cool. https://physicsworld.com/a/physicists-pull-off-the-geckos-feat/ I enjoy fantasy tech talk, and would say that Dana's "adhesive" pads might be based on the van der Waal forces, which are a quantum mechanical manifestation. I realize we all want 150K chapters posted every other week, so I am being ridiculous here, but I would have liked a discussion of that. Have to mention Cpt Flintlock though. I'm liking this character and would at some point in the future like to see more of him.

AlbertaJack

I just reread this chapter and I'm not sure why Lynette abandoned the outer rim with no offer to evacuate any citizens in her departing fleet?