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Now would Mark do that? Surely not! Not Mark!

Well Chucky is burning! I think we will know soon who is behind all this. Wouldn't surprise me if it isn't one of his siblings or even mother. They probably think if something happens to Travis they will get his money. Making it look like they didn't have anything to do with it. But only a feeling. It could be anyone. Thanks Mark.

I have never had a "Blue Peter Badge" But should have had "Blue Balls Award" a number of times thru the years.

I agree with @PrivateTim 3 in a week is Great! I hope Jake knows someone high up with the NYPD that can get him access to the stalkers apt. or living quarters to see if they can find out who is behind this creep. JJ seems to be improving every chapter. I hope he continues getting better. Hey a slim tight ice skater's ass is a terrible thing to waste. Thor might be a good match for Finn and vice versa. Keep the coming @Mark Arbour

Thank you @Mark Arbour for doing what you said you would do. You are the best! Looking forward for Chapter 59. Maybe when they looked back and the stalker Chucky wasn't there they didn't know that Travis' Ninja had also located him and followed him home. Travis might get some of his stolen stuff back that hasn't been sold. Selling Travis' property may not be his top priority yet and still be available, especially the high dollar and sentimental items. There might be a link to Weinburg also.

Thank you @Mark Arbour for doing what you said you would do. You are the best! Looking forward for Chapter 59.

I never saw "Fargo". But I do recall the "Alligator farm scene in CJames' great "Circumnavigation" story.

You will probably get a scolding and warning for GA. I did when I made a comment a few chapters ago. Good luck.

Thank you Mark for another outstanding chapter. You are the Man! I really doubt that Weinburg will get off with just merely loosing his job, might not be near as good looking a guy like Travis had describe him as being. Missing teeth and broken nose needs a lot of extensive and expensive work. Or I hope something like that might happen to him. Maybe Jake will have some of his buddies do it and not himself.

"The announcer went on to delineate the Great Male Renunciation, much as Bellona had detailed it, and gushed over how creative we’d been with our costumes." Like you @centexhairysub when I read that I figured that was the reason Bellona had left the table to talk to the Judge's. I bet they weren't even aware of the meaning of Kris and JJ's costumes until she spelled it out to them. I don't think she told them to make them the winners but knew that since this was a fashion event and they knew the concept it would heavily tilt in their favor. Thanks @Mark Arbour for another great chapter. I was hoping for more of Stef, JP, and Brad visiting more of Will and Marie's lectures. But maybe some highlight's will still come out later.

I'm an old man now. That was back in the 70's and 80's. Once a week is appreciated now!

George should have stamina; he is only 25 years old. Hell at 25 I would fuck a guy or girl and get off 3 times without ever pulling out with the guys and only to put a fresh rubber on with the girls if she wasn't on the pill. Marathon fucking! Only a notch below when I was 15 and 16 years old. Another great chapter @Mark Arbour Waiting on the next one.

Wow! Great Chapter. Can't wait for the next chapter. I don't think the director will be with that production very long.

Let your fingers do the walking. I have forgotten what commercial that was from? Might have been the Yellow Pages, but not 100% sure. Anyway you have done a great job so far, so just go where your heart and imagination leads you! You are appreciated!

And the question of the hour: How do Marc and Adam have children? Science. A little of Marc and Adam's DNA. Mix... shaken, not stirred. And whalla. A child is born. Just kidding. It's explained in more detail about 13 chapters down the road. Still have to get through a few more events and the Bonding Ceremony itself. That being said. Enjoy! This is from very first book in this series: It All Started With A Shuttle Flight - Prologue. Prologue “The reason humanity now lives to be over two hundred and fifty stanyears on average instead of one hundred-ten?” asked Mercedes. “Yes, precisely. Combine that with our ability to birth children in chambers instead of females having to carry them to term, which was already working to increase populations by allowing male/male and female/female couples to have children together with no member of the opposite sex needed, the colonies now had a population explosion. Look at Alterra III, for example. They landed three hundred thousand original colonists and brought the fabrication equipment to make Birthing Chambers and the people needed to operate them. In the first hundred years, they had been into the fourth generation already. By the sixth century of their founding, they had a population of almost one point eight billion people. All thanks to technology and proper planning. With their young population, they could colonize multiple systems and did. A few others of the original colonies followed the immigration path. Others grew first before introducing immigration. And now we have multiple autonomous states like our own Confederation. Most of which are out on the frontiers of the Core Worlds Republic. Hence why we have little interaction with them.” Dr. Sarrat finished. So this here kind of made me confused. I tapped out a response. “Oh Yes. We are talking about children. Over 6, most likely 10, before we have to worry about stretch marks and weight gain. Talk to you later. Alexander out.” Another GREAT one @P. E. Knapp

Thanks @Mark Arbour for another great chapter. Stef in Will's class was all i expected it would be. I hope we get the opportunity to go to some of his other classes with all of them too. Jp in his history class. May one of Marie's too. I can't remember if Will and Marie have a class together or not. But great work! PS Where's Granger?

Another great one. I believe Marc said he would have 2 - 3 kids himself. Adam 3 - 4, maybe more. Good thing their house is huge!

Are you and JJ illegitimate twin brothers? Are did you escape from another nut house?

Northerner is right, you are putting them out at an impressive rate. I hate finding a new story and catching up to the author then having to wait weeks at a time for a new chapter to appear. I know it isn't an easy job being creative all the time. But I am an old man and as I get older my patience keeps getting thinner and thinner. But wow! You are doing a hell of a job @P. E. Knapp

Enough said above. I agree with all the very good comments. Just keep the chapters coming @P. E. Knapp

Thanks you @P. E. Knapp for the quick post of this chapter. One of the best yet. Keep up the great work.

I think Jason the Negotiator made some really good points to Marc about the slaves. The return of them to their home and families will only help him grow his corporations power and clout in sectors they may not have been in before. He will gain a lot of respect too. Great Chapter. Waiting patiently on the next!

“Admiral. Major Thompson says they have secured the base.” Right after all that, the slave Tabot contacted Marc. I got in my mind that the Ghost shadow was the embedded base inside the asteroid that may have been cloaked. It had to be separate from the base that Major Thompson said he had secured. But I may be wrong.