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It's amazing how much inner strength you have (even as a young kid) It's also amazing how good your writing skills truly are It's amazing how cruel and unseeing (and totally wrong) some parents can be Whats's also amazing - is the experience (and in this case - the witnessing) of the phenomenon of synchronicity Seeing drpaladin pull up a song inspired by your story comments and it just so happens to be a deeply significant connection to your school days and just trying to survive I feel like something very Cosmic just happened (which kind of fits in with a story about cosmic exploration) 💫🤩

Enjoyed your story quite a bit really The escape ending - seemed a bit too much of the Deus Ex Machina conclusion. Looking forward to see where you go with it

Peters thoughts - Maybe I should just ignore him and leave, but he hurt me, and I want to hurt him back. I want him to suffer as much as I did after he gave me hope and then squashed it like a bug. Then he tells Dan - "the heart wants what the heart wants" - but his previous thought can't be from the heart - I see no love in that sentiment. Immature anger maybe - Seems that he is lying to himself and maybe needs to find out more about what love really is - just a guess because I am no expert either 🤔 Another thought - He doesn't pull the Plug on himself because he doesn't want to hurt Dan. Isn't the caring and protectiveness he felt at this critical moment a much better indication of love ?

The thought of "tangled webs" jumps out at me You are probably going to be proven correct on this

Totally on board with your thoughts and had to laugh at the sociopath comment. 😄 Who knows - the mighty oak starts as an acorn. Maybe Dan and Peter can grow into something mighty together (or crash and burn - the jusry is obviously still out)

I'm in total agreement eexcept Pete is thinking things over - unfortunately for the both of them - He's thinking with his dick which often makes huge errors.

does anyone here really care about the immature spoiled rich kid in his lonely mansion - such a tragedy. He claims he loves Tyler but it so far seems to be a lot of lust mistakenly categorized as ssome deep emotional connection Right now it seems like Peter is getting off ( wrong term) lightly as Tyler has baggage even Peter's butler couldn't lift

This was a great little interaction Made me feel like I was sitting at the next table eavesdropping So Daniel and Peter seem really cool and interesting while Tyler comes off like a petulant whiner who thinks way too highly about the size of his appendage. Too bad he can't fuck himself - or can he ?? well - right now I am rooting for Daniel and Peter - although I have a feeling Tyler will get his way in the end ( Peter's end I guess) and have no idea what Luna's payout will be Thanks for a really entertaining chapter hope you can keep it up - no no I mean keep them coming - I mean oh never mind - I will just keep reading 😄

Intergalactic Star Fleet Command - Karens (Karens on steroids) are way too extremely scary. Seriously (or is it Sirius-ly) - I always thought the run of the mill HOA and Shopping Mall Karens on patrol were bad. I am definitely cancelling any outer space vacation travel plans - not worth the risk

Just wondering if Amazon carries any Protocal 7's online. Seems like we could use a few of those right about now This chapter was really brilliant or dare I say it - Genius !!!

Not sure why you posted the one video in existence where the Karen was actually in the right 😔 But the original Star Wars quote at the end "They'll be back and in greater numbers" was totally self redeeming 😁

I want us to make beautiful music together in the bowels of the ship while the stars streak by. It's romantic. I saw it in a historical historical-fiction vid once about a bald captain. That is what I want." Enjoyed the Humorous Star Trek homage/dig From various clues embedded in other stories - I have long suspected Topher was a closeted Trekkie. 🤩 May your interstellar humor - live long and prosper

a Kraken Karen is just too funny to even contemplate

But - who gets to wear the Darth Vader Helmet - Trump or Musk?

Thanks for sharing some insight into the "Artful Dodger" This is and has been my most favorite story on this site. I have often wondered how much of Robbie's experience is a reflection of the author's life experiences. I think you helped answer that question by maybe exposing more of yourself than you might really feel comfortable with - so thanks for sharing with us. One thing I've noticed from this quote is that both you and Robbie are fearless in your self criticism. Both of you look at your actions and assess them (maybe a bit too harshly) without protecting your egos. That is one of Robbie's characteristics that shows up over and over throughout the story. Even when he is engaging in his scheming manipulations - he is really honest with himself about it. I don't think he ever lies to himself to justify his actions. That's a really admirable trait that it appears you both seem to share. Just as a side note - Robbies quick witted asides really are an integral part of the story and way too fun read. You may not have had that skill as a kid but you certainly have it now and it is super generous of you to give Robbie the credit for it Thanks again for creating this great work and sharing a bit of the personal stuff. After so many chapter and so many years - I think I can say we all know (and love ) Robbie but it is also nice to get to know a little about the person holding the pen 😁