Temporal Paradox 21

 Below on this page is Part 7 of a science fiction story called Vythoth the Chresmoscopist (the story starts here). Previously, in Part 6, the original biological copy of Tyhry had learned that her replicoid copy who was living in a fork of the Systolina Chapel Simulation was pregnant. This is the first time that one of the Tyhry copies has become pregnant in the Final Reality, but Tyhry can sense telepathically that Lexy has had children in the Ekcolir Reality.

Under the influence of her changing hormone levels, the replicoid copy of Tyhry who had four breasts had experienced rapid growth of her two lower breasts.

Tyhry wants to contact her femtobot replicoid copy on Tar'tron in order to avoid a looming Temporal Paradox. Somehow Vythoth the Fru'wu has obtained information from the future via the Sedron Time Stream.

Part 7 of Vythoth the Chresmoscopist. (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6)

Marda's vision.

The original biological copy of Tyhry visually compared the sizes of Lexy's breasts to the lower two breasts of the Tyhry copy with tryp'At anatomical features. She could see on her replicoid copies mind that she had news from the copy of Eddy who had transcended into the Hierion Domain. Tyhry asked: Daddy found the location of the Writers Block?

The copy of Tyhry with four breasts replied: Eddy is working diligently with some Yastyn on the coordinates problem. Dad thinks it is only a matter of time before we learn how to target specific locations inside the Hierion Domain with this equipment. She gestured towards the Phari-designed controls of the Hierion Domain Portal.

The original biological copy of Tyhry was quite distracted by the sight of Marda playing with the big lower breasts of the copy of Tyhry with four breasts, but she somehow managed to keep her mind on business. "I want to speak to Tyhry on Tar'tron."

The copy of Tyhry with four breasts asked, "Can't you telepathically link to your copy on Tar'tron from your laboratory?"

"Not anymore. I can't amplify my telepathic abilities without getting my mind tangled up in the thoughts of all my replicoid copies who are working on the Sedrover.

The Writers Block (image source)

Anthony went to the Viewer controls and said, "Link your telepathic minds into a group mind." Anthony activated the circuits that could use Phari technology to send telepathic signals through the Hierion Domain to distant worlds of the galaxy. The two copies of Tyhry, the two copies of Marda, Lexy and Systolina all formed telepathic mind links. The original biological copy of Tyhry released a swarm of nanites that formed synapex linkages between them all, allowing synchronization and amplification of their telepathic abilities. Even Vythoth the Fru'wu was trying to telepathically link into their group mind.

Their telepathic group mind was able to attract the attention of the artificial life-form, Kl'ath-Sedruth, the resident of the Sedron Time Stream. Kl'ath-Sedruth said: I'm trying to attract the attention of Tyhry on Tar'tron. She's currently engaged in sexplay with Kyryk.

The original biological copy of Tyrhy felt the merger of her copy on Tar'tron into the group mindspace. The Tyhry copy on Tar'tron was enjoying the feel of Kyryk's beautiful tryp'At penis inside her vagina. The glans of that Tyhry's clitoris ignited with an intense orgasm and her wave of sexual pleasure reverberated through the entire group mind. The original biological copy of Tyhry could not prevent her erection from bursting out of its sheath. She saw that the same had happened to the Tyhry and Marda copies who had four breasts. The original biological copy of Tyhry closed her eyes and tried to keep her thoughts on the purpose of contacting Tar'tron. I fear we are dealing with another Temporal Pardox. Tarynon apparently sent information to the Fru'wu about Anthony's telepathic abilities.

The copy of Tyhry on Tar'tron said: Tarynon spends quite a lot of time playing with Anthony. She's a swinger, and Anthony has the patience to endlessly push her on her swing.

The original biological copy of Tyhry was not surprised to hear that Tarynon enjoyed the repetitive motions of swinging. She also had enjoyed swinging as a child. It was sudden changes of direction and jerky movements that cause Tyhry to become dizzy. Well, just make sure that Tarynon knows about Anthony's ability to edit human memories.

 The copy of Tyhry on Tar'tron said: Sometimes when I form a group mind with Yenti, Hyty and Kyryk I can sense that Anthony is telepathically watching us, but what is this about editing memories?

 The original biological copy of Tyhry explained: Remember the stories of Asimov? How Giskard the positronic robot could edit the memories of humans? That was not fiction. Anthony edited Eddy's memories for years.

The copy of Tyhry on Tar'tron said: Very well, I'll make sure that Tarynon knows this. How are the coordinates triangulation experiments going in the Hierion Domain?

The original biological copy of Tyhry replied: Eddy remains confident that the Phari know the location of the Writers Block. He's getting a good flow of information from Tarynon and that is helping. Keep up the good work.

Yes, of course. You know, I do work most of the time! The copy of Tyhry on Tar'tron said: Now, if you don't mind, I'm currently playing with Kyryk and I owe her an orgasm.

The telepathic communications link between Threy and Tar'tron was severed. The replicoid copies of Tyhry and Marda with two pairs of breasts had gone to their bedroom. Systolina and the other copy of Marda were both playing with the big erection of the original biological copy of Tyhry. Vythoth asked, "What just happened?"

Systolina now took the glans of Tyhry's penis in her mouth and tickled it with her tongue. The original biological copy of Tyhry giggled and told Vythoth, "We just completed the Time Loop that at allowed you to know about Anthony's ability to alter human memories." Tyhry looked over at the Anthony copy who was at the controls of the Viewer. "I'm still struggling to accept the fact that you hid your telepathic skills from me for so long."

Using telepathy, Anthony directly told Tyrhy: I'm sure Manny believed that it would have been too big of a distraction for you, had you known.

Lexy could telepathically see in Tyhry's thoughts how much it bothered the girl to know that her lover Anthony had for two decades manipulated her memories. Lexy said, "This reminds me of the anti-Fru movement. The tyrp'At Interventionists deployed on Earth a telepathy-blocking shield. That was what allowed the tryp'At to have secret agents on Earth for decades."

The original biological copy of Tyhry nodded and said, "I've been experimenting with hierion probe technology as a way of shielding my thoughts from other telepaths. Lexy, from what I see in your mind, that tryp'At telepathy-block technology might be just what we need to solve Systolina's problem with Nymerya Coryn!" Tyhry telepathically felt the joy of the Tyhry and Marda copies who had four breasts as they experienced simultaneous orgasms and continued to engage in oral sex. Tyrhy could telepathically taste their tryp'At semen in their two mouths. Now the original biological copy of Tyhry ejaculated and Systolina swallowed in rhythm with each big spurt of Tyhry's semen. Bubbling up in their group mind amongst all the sexual pleasure being experienced were two other thoughts, thoughts about Klox and infites. 

Knowing that Tyrhy was still enjoying the feel of her tongue vibrating against her penis, Systolina continued sucking on Tyhry's erection, but Tyhry said, "Systolina, there was something you saw in Rylla's mind when you were giving her orgasms inside my flying car..."

Systolina finally took her mouth off of Tyhry's penis. She licked her lips and tried to describe what she had telepathically seen in Rylla's mind. "It was an experiment. I'm not sure, but I think Rylla has been using vibrators to topically apply a sex hormone... both to herself and to her daughter."

The original biological copy of Tyhry began trying to push her erection back into her body. "That sounds like something Rylla would do and it explains why Marda was such a sex maniac when she arrived from Australia." Tyhry finally got her erection back in its sheath. She made an effort to cover the protruding tip of her penis with some tight-fitting nanite-generated pants and hoped that would keep her still tingling erection from popping back out.

Still sifting through Tyrhy's thoughts, Lexy asked, "What is this about infites? I know that infites were used by the Fru'wu to teach me English, but there is some other..." All their orgasms were now ended and as the telepathic group mind fragmented, Lexy was still struggling to see Tyhry's thoughts about how to use infites to help deal with Systolina's problem of the religious fanatics on Threy.

Tyhry asked Vythoth, "What do you know about infites?"

Vythoth shrugged, "They are an important part of the Fru'wu education system."

During her whole life, Tyhry had read about information nanites in the reports of Rylla and Eddy. Tyhry had no idea how nanites could carry information into human brains, but she knew that her father had personally experienced the amazing effect of infite-mediated learning on several occasions. Tyhry had always assumed that the creation and programming of infites was far beyond her abilities. But what if infites could be used to not only pass knowledge into a brain, but also to erase knowledge? Such an erase function should be far easier to program.

Now the copies of Tyrhy and Marda with for breasts returned from their bedroom, both wearing silk robes that failed to hide their erectile tissue. Tyhry said, "I'm sorry, but we find it very difficult to function according to the usual Earthly rules for social behavior. We're horny all the time and telepathic contact with Tyhry on Tar'tron... experiencing her orgasm... well, it pushed me over the edge."

The original biological Tyhry said, "No need to apologize. When you two volunteered to revert to your tryp'At states, we knew there were risks. You could allow your bodies to shift back again to the way Manny programmed them originally."

The Marda copy with two breasts said, "We don't want to do that. We both enjoy the oxypathin that our lower breasts make."

The original biological Tyhry nodded. "I'm tempted to let my own lower breasts grow, just to have a source of oxypathin. It is clear that chemical amplification of telepathic abilities is part of the tryp'At lifestyle. And to help Systolina effectively deal with Nym, we will have to carefully alter and guide his behavior even while he constantly examines our minds telepathically."

Systolina told Tyhry, "I see what you are thinking Tyhry, but is it ethical to erase Nym's memories of Threy?"

oxypathin

Tyhry laughed and her erect nipples rubbed against her clothing. She could not stop herself from touching her nipples and rubbing them. Tyhry was struggling to learn how to keep on task even while constantly being distracted by her ever growing sexual desires. "I'm not going to try to convince a positronic robot to erase Nym's memories. For my plan to work, I'll need to use infites to edit Nym's memories." Tyhry was again overwhelmed by an intense craving for another orgasm. She sat on Anthony's lap and reached into his pants and took hold of his penis. "You robots are simply too ethical. You can only use your telepathic abilities to help people."

Marda said, "But what about you Tyhry? You always say that the Laws of Robotics are built into your mind, too."

Tyhry could tell that Anthony was not going to allow his penis to engorge. Tyhry let go of Anthony and got to her feet. She wished she could let her aching erection pop back out of her body. Again she rubbed her stiff nipples and began to pace back and forth across the room, her steps and the taught fabric of her pants creating a soothing pressure against the swollen glans of her penis. "I believe that my behavior is constrained by some set of ethical rules. I can't use my telepathic abilities to do harm. However, I'm also constrained to do good."

Tyhry forced herself to stop stimulating her nipples. She used her clothing nanites to fully cover her nipples in a fluffy fabric that provoked minimal sensation from her erect nipples. Tyhry also stopped the telepathic feedback loop that was providing her with an experience of the sexual thoughts of her mind clones. 

Tyhry struggles for self control.

Finally getting her thoughts and reasoning back under control, Tyhry said, "I could probably trick Nym into the pattern buffer of the Reality Simulation System and leave him there, as I did to you, Lexy. But I could not leave him in there forever. I want him to live a life that he can enjoy. In my case, I can act. I'll be able to erase Nym's memories of Threy because I know that I'll also be able to give him an exciting life inside a Simulated fork of the Ekcolir Reality. If we do this right, he'll never even know that he's inside a Simulation!"

Systolina warned, "He's already seen in my mind the idea of Simulated Realities."

Tyhry giggled. "I doubt if he really believes that he exists inside a Simulation."

Marda said, "You don't know. He's a religious fanatic. He can believe anything that he wants to believe."

Tyhry shrugged. "If I have to, I'll erase Nym's memory of the concept of Reality Simulation. That's a minor detail. First, I'm going to have to take him into the Hierion Domain."

The copy of Tyhry with four breasts was telepathically following the thoughts of the original biological copy of Tyhry. "I think you are right." She gestured towards the portal. "I've made friends with several Yastyn inside the Hierion Domain. They have amazing knowledge." She went to the controls of the Phari-style Viewer and the view through the portal shifted. 

The Hierion Domain Simulation was no longer visible thought the portal. Marda exclaimed, "The Writers Block!" Marda had recognized the central plaza of the Writers Block from descriptions of it that she had read.

The image of the Writers Block seemed frozen in Time. The original biological copy of Tyhry nodded and she told Systolina, "There is a temporal block on the Reality Simulation System. Manny does not allow us to look into the future of the Ekcolir Reality and it looks like she's only allowing us a single instantaneous look into the Writers Block... just to tease us." 

at the Writers Block

Tyhry looked at Vythoth. "Manny tried to restrict my access to Fru'wu technology, so she but a temporal block on the Reality Simulation System. However, to make Nym enthusiastic about living in the far past of the Ekcolir Reality, I'm going to have to show him the global warming catastrophe that happens in the future of the Ekcolir Reality. The only place I know that has records of that catastrophe is the Writers Block."

The copy of Tyhry with four breasts told the original biological copy of Tyhry, "The only problem is, we can View the Writers Block, but I have not found a way to open an inter-dimensional portal that let's me go there. The replicoid copy of dad who transcended into the Hierion Domain is still trying to find how to translate the Hierion Domain coordinates into the system used by the Reality Simulation System."

The original biological copy of Tyhry nodded, "According to daddy, the Eternity space-time bubble was sealed by Nyrtia, long ago. I suppose that's why teleportation was used to move people back and forth between Earth and the Writers Block." Tyhry again looked at Vythoth.

Vythoth the Fru'wu asked Tyhry, "You want to use Fru'wu teleportation technology to enter the Hierion Domain?"

Next: Part 8 of Vythoth the Chresmoscopist .

Sedrover

Below on this page is Part 6 of a science fiction story called Vythoth the Chresmoscopist (the story starts here).

Tyhry reveals that she has her own fork of the Threy simulation where there are femtobot replicoid copies of herself, Marda and Anthony who can telepathically link to their replicoid copies on Tar'tron using technology that was originally provided to the Yastyn by the Phari (see The Nanite Smuggler). Those two copies of Tyhry and Marda were the first to use developmental control nanites to revert to their original tryp'At gene pattern-influenced body forms (complete with an extra row of breasts).

At the end of Part 5, Vythoth the Fru'wu and Systolina the robot had just exited from Tyhry's nanite research laboratory and were on their way to inspect the first human-built interstellar spaceship, the Sedrover.

Part 6 of Vythoth the Chresmoscopist. (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5)

Vythoth and Systolina stepped out of Tyhry's nanite research laboratory and gazed at the spaceship assembly building which was now serving as a hangar for the structurally complete interstellar spaceship, Sedrover. Systolina was trying to better synchronize her telepathic mind with that of Vythoth the Fru'wu, and she could telepathically sense that Vythoth was mentally comparing the size and style of Sedrover to Fru'wu spacecraft. Systolina asked, "So you are not an engineer? You don't really understand the physical basis of Fru'wu travel across the galaxy by means of spacecraft?"

"I do not. I only know that our spacecraft travel at the speed of light, shipping along the boundary between the universe of stars and planets and the Hierion Domain." Vythoth glanced back at the door to the laboratory. He could telepathically sense that Lexy was impressed by the sight of Tyhry's male tryp'At anatomy. Then he added, "Fru'wu spacedrive involves the same basic principle as our teleportation technology."

One of the many replicoid copies of Anthony living inside the Ekcolir Reality Simulation approached Vythoth and Systolina and told them, "I can give you a tour of Sedrover." Anthony led the way into the assembly building. This copy of Anthony was telepathically linked to the unified group mind that had been formed by the dozens of replicoid copies of Tyhry who were working to prepare for Sedrover's first spaceflight. However, there within the Ekcolir Reality, the Anthony replicoids had their full positronic brain telepathic powers and were able to conceal their own telepathic abilities even from the powerful Tyrhy group mind.

Having seen Tyhry pull some thoughts out of the original copy of Anthony on Earth, Systolina tried to telepathically explore the mind of this Anthony replicoid copy, but she could make little progress. Systolina asked Anthony, "Why do you hide your thoughts from me?"

Anthony explained, "Those were my orders when Manny the bumpha sent me to Earth, long ago."

Anthony, Marda and Tyhry

Systolina pressed the point, "Those orders are obsolete. Tyhry now has a tryp'At style brain and she is learning how to read your thoughts telepathically."

Anthony had been aware of the changes taking place in Tyhry's telepathic mind during the past two weeks while her developmental control nanites allowed her to recover some of the unique tyrp'At brain structure. Now Anthony could telepathically see in Systolina's mind the two recent times when Tyhry had telepathically linked to the mind of the original copy of Anthony in the Final Reality. He told Systolina, "Things are different here in this simulation. Here I have my full telepathic powers that are due to my positronic brain circuits. I can still prevent Tyhry from accessing my thoughts."

Vythoth commented, "When I first arrived here in Earth orbit, I thought of positronic robots as being science fiction plot device. It was quite a surprise when I realized that there actually had been real positronic robots. When I first heard stories about Nyrtia, I imagined her to be nothing more than a wealthy, reclusive human."

Anthony shook his head. "Nyrtia was created as a conventional positronic robot long ago, in Deep Time, but she is now like me; a replicoid made of femtobot components."

young Nyrtia

Walking along the long length of Sedrover, Systolina was impressed by the great size of the spaceship. She had not previously appreciated the very long, streamlined form of the Sedrover. Systolina could telepathically sense that Vythoth was contemplating the possibility of having sexual intercourse with Systolina, However, Systolina's programming did not extend to aliens, so she had no desire to satisfy Vythoth's sexual cravings. Trying to ignore Vythoth's semi-erect penis where it bulged outwards along the taught fabric of his pants leg, Systolina told the Anthony replicoid, "And there was something else that Tyhry and I briefly glimpsed in your mind when I was in the Final Reality, but you are now hiding it from me."

Anthony shrugged. "I suppose there is no reason for you not to know. Nyrtia has sophisticated shape-shifting abilities. She can alter the arrangement of her femtobot components so as to take on any convenient form."

Systolina asked, "As do you?"

Anthony admitted, "Yes, but I only use my ability to alter my shape and the arrangement of my femtobot components when I have a good reason. It is the same with my telepathic abilities. Eddy is made uncomfortable by both telepathy and shape-shifting, so after being stationed on Earth, I've made little use of my ability to alter my shape." Then as a kind of after-thought, he added, "I do routinely make adjustments to my genitals so as to please Tyhry and Marda."

The Marda replicoid,
developer of the environmental
control systems of Sedrover.

They had walked around three quarters of the base of Sedrover and now Anthony led the way inside through the main hatch of the spaceship. Systolina was daunted by the sheer bulk of Sedrover and the thick metal that made up the outer hull of the spaceship. Systolina was still trying to understand Anthony's mission on Earth, hoping for some insight into why a copy of herself had been on Earth thousands of years earlier in the Ekcolir Reality. "Manny sent you to Earth to function as an assistant to Eddy?"

"Yes. There was a critical time when Eddy gave up trying to attract attention to his research into the Secret History of Humanity and instead began trying to hide himself and his family, not wanting to reveal their unusual genomes." Anthony had guided the guests into the interior of Sedrover's flight systems control room. "I was his protector during those awkward years and spent much time and effort trying to scrub away all records and copies of the Secret History of Humanity of what Eddy had previously placed on the internet."

There was a team of Tyhry replicoids at work in the control room of Sedrover, performing a systems test. Each of the three had made an attempt to dress somewhat differently and arrange their nanite-enchanced hair in the way that pleased each of them most. Systolina decided not to open her telepathic mind to these replicoids in the way she had been doing for the original biological copy of Tyhry. While gazing upon the three cute replicoids, Systolina suggested to Anthony, "Then you became Tyhry's lover."

a replicoid copy of Tyhry

"Well, not immediately, of course. Actually, not counting pet cats, Marda was Tyhry's first lover. Given her tryp'At gene patterns, Tyhry was pretty much always thinking about sex while growing up. In the last two weeks, that tryp'At behavioral pattern has gotten even more pronounced. The original copy of Tyhry now spends most of the day in a state of sexual arousal." Anthony smiled and added, "While enjoying feline sexual encounters as a child, Tyhry never realized that her pet tomcats were all Manny in disguise, teaching Tyhry how to develop the part of her tryp'At brain that is devoted to orgasms."

One of the replicoid copies of Tyhry who was there in the control room looked up from her work and said, "Manny told me that 'secret' when I was eleven years old, but I always knew there was something unusual about my cats." That replicoid copy of Tyhry approached Anthony, put an arm around him and told Anthony, "You don't have to tell all of my secrets, particularly not the details of how you began to sexually satisfy me after Manny stopped using cats to provide me with orgasms."

Anthony smiled and kissed the tip of the Tyhry replicoid's nose. "This is the fun of telepathy, Tyhry. It is not easy to keep secrets when other people can telepathically examine your thoughts. Also, the way you choose to dress yourself with your clothing nanites leaves little doubt in the minds of others about your high level of interest in sex. At this very moment you can't resist draping your sexy body over me."

The Tyhry replicoid playfully patted Anthony's crotch, "Anthony, you've long been my favorite sex toy, but I confess that I'm now very curious about Vythoth's penis and the sexual practices of the aliens. Sadly, I can't bring myself to touch his penis."

Vythoth produced his alien laughter and observed, "I've spent years studying human society... most healthy young humans have a strong libido, like myself. I've personally worn out three Interwi sex-partners... so far. I wish I'd had an inexhaustible robotic lover when I was a horny teenager." 

Secret History of Humanity

Systolina asked Vythoth, "What is this I see in your thoughts... Interweave?"

Vythoth explained, "We Fru'wu enter into formal relationships with partners: Interwi. I'm sorry, but that is a term that I invented for this miserable language, English. Each Fru'wu has a network of partners who form an Interweave. Some Interwi might be sexual partners, others could be business partners, and so on."

Another replicoid copy of Tyhry told Systolina, "I'm glad you have been able to confirm Anthony's telepathic abilities. I've long suspected that he was a telepathic robot. He has always been able to respond to and satisfy my sexual desires in the most creative and efficient ways! I suppose after twenty years he now has a complete understanding of how my nervous system generates orgasms."

Anthony nodded, "I do, but you should realize that much of a tryp'At orgasm is dependent on your zeptite endosymbiont. I can't telepathically penetrate Manny's zeptite programming of your tryp'At-style endosymbiont." 

The replicoid copy of Tyhry asked Anthony, "So, I have tryp'At-style orgasms, not human-style?"

"I've heard rumors about the telepathic minds and sexual behavior of the tryp'At who are now living on Tar'tron." Anthony explained, "Tyhry, I suspect that you don't have full tryp'At-style orgasms, but your orgasms do last significantly longer than those of conventional humans. The tryp'At were designed to have orgasms that can be shared telepathically throughout the entire day." Anthony told Systolina, "The original biological copy of Tyhry has begun to experiment with her capacity for telepathically shared orgasms. Her amplified telepathic abilities while she is experiencing a shared orgasm have begun to allow her to sense my telepathic mind... and yours."

Systolina added, "But unlike you, I've been trying to open my mind to Tyhry's telepathic probing."

another Tyhry replicoid

The third Tyhry copy who was there in the control room asked Anthony, "Why don't you now open your mind to me?"

Anthony replied, "Even if I did, it would do you no good, Tyhry. Your mind can only telepathically resonate with other brains that share your unique neural network structure. There are two reasons why the biological Tyhry has been able to access some of the thoughts of the Anthony copy who lives in the Final Reality. First of all, that copy of Tyhry has reverted her brain structure to its genetically-programmed tryp'At pattern. And second, in the Final Reality, positronic brains lack their full powers. The copy of me who lives in the Final Reality can't fully shield his telepathic mind from Tyhry." 

Anthony bent and kissed the mouth of the Tyhry replicoid that had her arm around him. He told the team of Tyhry replicoids, "I apologize for interrupting your work." Then he moved to the door and led the two guests out of the control room and towards the crew quarters of Sedrover.

Vythoth asked, "What about sex?" Vythoth was thinking about the sexual behavior of the tryp'At. "There were never many contacts between the tryp'At Interventionists and the conventional humans of Earth." Vythoth noted, "However, the popular myth on Earth is that the tryp'At live in a constant state of sexual frenzy. I find it hard to imagine a society built upon a population of individuals who are all in telepathic linkage and constantly sexually active."

The tryp'At phenotype.

"Well, it is no more mysterious than the fact that animals can constantly breath even while doing other things at the same time." Systolina said, "I've had an opportunity to observe the mind of one human-tryp'At hybrid. I've noted a link between her level of sexual arousal and the strength of her telepathic powers. However, Tyhry can only telepathically access the minds of people with whom she shares a loving relationship. I wonder of that is also true for full-blooded tryp'At."

Anthony opened the door to a small room. "This is my room."

Systolina looked into the small crew cabin. "Tell me Anthony, how was Sedrover constructed so quickly?"

"I see in your mind that you know very little of Earth's history." Anthony explained, "Sedrover was originally a Sentinel Class submarine. Tyhry bought it from a scrap yard for a reasonable price. First, we installed an anti-gravity hover system and brought Sedrover here. Our big construction project was actually building the assembly building to cover Sedrover. That gave us shelter from the elements while we assembled and tested all of the key spaceship components. Then we installed the sedron-powered space drive and upgraded the environmental systems. Tyhry just kept making more and more replicoid copies of herself and me until she had enough of us to do all the work."

Now Anthony led Vythoth and Systolina to the sedron reactor room, the heart of the spaceship's propulsion system. A team of Anthony replicoids was there, performing diagnostic tests on the system that handled the sedron 'fuel' of Sedrover. One of the other replicoid copies of Anthony's said, "I found another bug in the fuel line's nanite shielding."

The Anthony copy who had taken Vythoth and Systolina on their tour of Sedrover asked them, "Can you two find your way back to the nanite research lab? We're all rather busy here, preparing for the upcoming test flight."

Systolina replied, "Thank you for the tour, Anthony, I can find my way back to Tyhry." She glanced at Vythoth and added, "I suppose the Fru'wu could directly teleport us back to the lab."

Klyz teleportation terminal.

Vythoth and Systolina exited from the reactor room. Vythoth told Systolina, "It would not be safe to try such a teleportation with two open ends."

Systolina asked, "But you could have yourself teleported away at any time?"

"Yes, of course. I'm in constant contact with... well, I'll simply say that on the rare occasions such as this, when a Fru'wu is out among humans, we're all rather nervous." Vythoth added, "Earthlings are so unpredictable!"

Vythoth and Systolina exited from Sedrover and were walking through the echoing assembly building. Systolina asked Vythoth, "Your telepathic emissions seemed.... agitated... when we were with Anthony. Was that just routine Fru'wu jitters?"

"Not exactly." Vythoth produced a strange alien chuckle. "I suspect that all those Anthony copies can telepathically read my mind. And I had the strange feeling that I know something important about positronic robot telepathy.... something that was long ago revealed to me by Chresmoscopy... although at that time I believed that positronic robots only existed in science fiction stories! You can call me paranoid, but I now believe that Anthony can erase memories from the minds of humans."

Vythoth and Systolina exited from the assembly building. Systolina told Vythoth, "Yes, I've seen that done. In the Final Reality, the original copy of Anthony telepathically communicated with Tyhry and then he apparently made her forget all about it."

"So yes, Anthony makes me nervous." Vythoth asked, "It is a worrisome thought: what if these positronic robots can make me forget things?"

Systolina opened the door to the nanite laboratory. She felt her telepathic linkage to the original biological copy of Tyhry increase in strength. Tyhry had formed a synapex-linked group mind with Lexy and the replicoid copy of Marda. Tyhry telepathically told Systolina: I'll be with you in a few minutes. Open bookmark 84726HG with the Reality Simulation System.

Reality Simulation System.

Systolina sat down at the Reality Simulation control console. She'd watched Tyhry use the device in the past and had no trouble activating the 84726HG bookmark. The display screen now showed what at first looked like the interior of Systolina Chapel. However, there was a copy of Marda who could be seen using the controls of the Phari-designed inter-dimensional portal. As far as Systolina knew, no replicoid copy of Marda had ever visited Systolina Chapel. Most intriguingly, this copy of Marda had four breasts and pointed ears like a tryp'At. The two lower breasts were quite small, but punctuated with bright pink erect nipples. Marda seemed to be wearing no clothes, but she was only seen from the waist up.

Vythoth looked at the display screen and asked. "A tryp'At?"

Systolina replied, "I don't really know what a full-blooded tryp'At looks like. I believe that Marda is a hybrid, half tryp'At and half conventional human."

Tyhry came into the nanite laboratory, her penis still erect and tingling inside its sheath. Systolina could telepathically sense Tyhry's lingering sexual pleasure from having just engaged in a rousing three-way sexplay session with Lexy and the replicoid copy of Marda. Tyhry gestured towards the display screen and told Systolina, "I made a fork of the Simulation of Systolina Chapel." Tyhry made an adjustment to the displayed view of the Marda copy inside Systolina Chapel. Now Marda's pretty tryp'At style penis could be seen, erect and jutting out from her crotch.

Systolina asked Tyhry, "How long has this fork of Systolina Chapel existed?"

"I made it the day after I made your copy of Systolina Chapel." Gazing at Marda's erection, Tyhry lost control of her own and it popped out of Tyhry's body, hoisting the hem of her skirt. Tyhry giggled and stroked her penis. She could telepathically sense that Lexy and the replicoid copy of Marda who were in the bedroom had just shared a simultaneous orgasm and were still excitedly engaged in oral sexplay. Tyhry told them telepathically: Let's go! We have things to do...

tryp'At hermaphrodites

Systolina kissed the tip of Tyhry's big hot erection and playfully licked off some dribbling semen. She grabbed hold of Tyhry's penis and asked, "Would you like me to give you another quick orgasm?"

"Yes, I would." However, with some effort Tyhry pushed her erection back into her body and used her clothing nanites to put some tight-fitting panties over her genitals that would keep her penis inside its sheath. "But we don't have time for more sexplay." She gestured towards the display screen, "That replicoid copy of Marda was among the first to experiment with my developmental reprogramming nanites. When I used nanites to recover my tryp'At body structures, I edited the nanites and made sure that they would not alter my breasts." She raised a hand to the side of her head. "I don't mind the elf ears... I can hide them with my hair."

Systolina noted, "Marda's second row of breasts is quite small."

Tyhry giggled, "She's not half Neanderthal."

Just then Lexy and the replicoid copy of Marda came into the lab. Marda asked Tyhry, "Why are you in such a hurry? Lexy could teach us a thing or two. I just learned a great new oral sex technique from her."

"Sorry to cut your sexplay session short." Tyhry explained, "When we had our three-way shared simultaneous orgasm, I could see something important in Systolina's mind. Systolina has been trying to share her thoughts and memories with me so that I can understand her robot problem on Threy... but I discovered something else." Tyhry asked Vythoth, "Exactly what have you learned about Anthony by Chresmoscopy?"

 Vythoth replied, "Chresmoscopy is not an exact science. All I know is that Anthony can erase memories; at least Systolina has witnessed one such erasure. All I knew by Chresmoscopy was that Anthony had telepathic powers. This is a good example of how sketchy Chresmoscopy results usually are."

tryp'At ear phenotype

Tyhry nodded, "I don't think that Anthony actually erases memories. What happened to me seems to be similar to what was done to my father. I previously imagined that Manny blocked Eddy from accessing some of his memories, but now I realize that altering my father's memories may have been the true reason why Manny stationed Anthony in our house. In any case, I've been able to remember what Anthony told me telepathically: "Yes, Tyhry, I've always had the ability to monitor your thoughts. I'll explain later."

Systolina suggested, "Maybe in your case, Anthony intentionally did not erase your memory. It sounds like he was expecting you to eventually recover your temporarily suppressed memory."

Tyhry nodded. "I agree." Tyhry reached past Systolina and hit a few keys on the control console of the Reality Simulation System, shifting it from pure Viewer mode and opening an access portal to her fork of the Systolina Chapel. "I want to speak to the replicoid copy of Anthony who lives in this fork of the Threy Simulation." Tyhry took Systolina by the hand and pulled her to her feet. "Everyone follow me into the simulation." Tyhry put an arm around Lexy and guided her through the portal.  

Arriving inside Systolina Chapel, Tyhry told the replicoid copy of Marda, "Cover up you big beautiful penis Marda, we have guests... for business, not play." Tyhry telepathically received wonderful news from this copy of Marda as she grabbed her erect penis and began the difficult task of pushing it into her body: I impregnated Tyhry!

The Marda replicoid turned and saw Lexy. "An older Tyhry?"

Lexy approached Marda and with one hand took hold of Marda's hot erection and with her other hand felt Marda's two lower breasts. "So, the rumors are true... tryp'At hermaphrodites really do have four breasts."

Vythoth and Systolina and the other replicoid copy of Marda came through the portal, arriving inside Systolina Chapel. While pushing her erection into her body, the copy of Marda with tryp'At anatomical features asked, "Who is this Fru'wu?"

Tyhry performed introductions, but she was distracted by what she saw through the portal that led to the Simulation of the Hierion Domain. There inside the Hierion Domain simulation was a copy of Anthony and the replicoid copy of Tyhry who had four breasts, the lower two hanging down towards her abdomen and larger than the two that were higher up on her chest. That copy of Tyhry was speaking to someone who the original Tyhry did not recognize, apparently a Yastyn who had transcended into the Hierion Domain. 

Vythoth told the replicoid copy of Marda, "My name is Vythoth. I'm studying the effects that contact between we Fru'wu and you humans has had on the social systems of Earth."

The copy of Marda with tryp'At features used clothing nanites to cover herself and rapidly exchanged telepathic signals with Tyhry and the other Marda replicoid. She asked Tyhry: You think Tarynon has been communicating with Vythoth?

 "An alien?" Vythoth was looking through the Hierion Domain portal. He was intrigued by the appearance of the Yastyn and asked, "Can they see us?"

The Marda replicoid who lived at Systolina Chapel replied, "When I'm inside that Simulation of the Hierion Domain, I am telepathically aware of the location of the portal, but I cannot see through the portal. The Viewer equipment here on this side seems to generate a view of what is on the other side of the portal." Marda stepped through the portal and and spoke to the copy of Tyhry inside the Simulation. Then the copy of Tyhry who had four breasts seemed to quickly terminate her conversation with the Yastyn. 

tryp'At Tyhry

That copy of Tyhry, the copy of Anthony who was inside the Hierion Domain Simulation and the copy of Marda with tryp'At features all came back through the portal, returning to Systolina Chapel. The original biological copy telepathically told her four-breasted replicoid copy: Congratulations on your pregnancy! Speaking out loud, the original biological copy of Tyhry performed introductions and then the replicoid copy of Marda from the nanite research lab stepped close to the copy of Tyhry who had four breasts. Marda fondled Tyhry's two big lower breasts and said, "Wow, you're huge."

The copy of Tyhry with four breasts dissolved her clothing nanites from over her breasts and showed Marda her big nipples and explained. "My nipples are are always erect, as is my penis." Tyhry reached down and stroked the tip of her penis where it pressed out against the fabric of her tight-fitting pants. "I've just about gotten used to being in constant telepathic contact with Marda and continually being in a state of sexual excitement." She put an arm around the copy of Marda who also had tryp'At features and added, "And with Anthony around and our fine collection of femtobot-engineered vibrators, there is no penis shortage here. It is a pleasant way to live."

The original biological copy of Tyhry was surprised at how much the breasts of this copy of Tyhry had grown during the past three months. She visually compared the sizes of Lexy's breasts to the lower two breasts of the Tyhry copy with tryp'At anatomical features and decided that they were nearly the same size.

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Vythoth the Fru'wu

Below on this page is Part 5 of the science fiction story Vythoth the Chresmoscopist. In Part 4, Tyhry discovered that by using developmental control zeptites to recover her genetically-programmed body structure, she had boosted her telepathic abilities. Tyhry began exploring Systolina the robot's memories and learning about the conflict on Threy between Systolina and a religious robot named Nymerya Coryn.

In Part 5 (below), Tyhry brings Lexy out of the pattern buffer of the Reality Simulation System. Then Vythoth the Fru'wu teleports into the nanite research laboratory.

Marda

Tyhry's telepathic abilities are restricted to examining the thoughts of other people who Tyhry loves. She is unable to gather the thoughts of Rylla, so Tyhry is not aware of the fact that Rylla had also been using both herself and Marda as experimental test subjects for another polypeptide sex hormone.

Part 5 of Vythoth the Chresmoscopist. Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4

Systolina asked, "But why me? Why was a copy of me there at Mosy's death?"

Tyhry shook her head. "We may never know; the Interventionists have always been careful not to make it easy to follow their tracks. And please understand this, Systolina, what we saw might not have actually been a copy of you, at all... it might have been just another robot with your appearance... with the same appearance that you once had, right when you first came out of the robot manufacturing factory on Triskelion. And in any case, what looked like copy of you may have simply been a messenger, delivering some inactivation nanites to Mosy. So you see, it does not matter. Systolina, please don't let this unhinge your positronic brain. We have to continue with our work! I can tell you this: Manny always has a plan. The bumpha had advanced Viewer technology... they could look ahead into possible future Realities. Manny may have placed a copy of you on Earth with Mosy simply as a way of sending us a message."

Lexy

 Systolina was astounded by the idea that all the way back in the Ekcolir Reality, Manny might have been making plans for how to deal with Nymerya Coryn, a robot who now existed inside the Reality Simulation System in the Final Reality. Systolina was still trying to synchronize her telepathic mind pattern with that of Tyhry. She asked Tyhry, "Do you really think that Manny planned all of this?"

"Yes, that is my best guess." Tyhry giggled. "Spooky, isn't it? I've learned to work hard to remember just how advanced the bumpha are compared to us. Technologically, humans are to the bumpha like an ant is to a human. I constantly remind myself that even if Manny takes on the appearance of a cute woman, she's an alien artificial life form that is billions of years old. I constantly remind myself about that so that I can never be surprised by the tricks that Manny has up her sleeve."

Systolina could telepathically sense that Tyhry was thinking about her analogue, Lexy. "What happened to her... your copy, Lexy?"

Tyhry explained, "I left her inside the pattern buffer. Now, I'm going to bring her out." Tyhry pressed a button on the control console of the Reality Simulation System and Lexy re-appeared. 

Lexy looked around. "Strange, suddenly you two look different..."

Tyhry figured there was no sense in trying to keep secrets from her analogue. Tyhry said, "Don't worry about that, Lexy... we've been busy. I just played a little trick on you. You were held in a pattern buffer for a few hours. Now, tell me, what is this about the Fru'wu and their interest in Sedrover?"

Lexy said, "Let's trade." Lexy pointed at Systolina. "I'll answer the question that you just asked me, but then I want you to tell me who this is and why she looks so much like Abby."

Siteq

Tyhry reached out again with her telepathic sense and tried to look into Lexy's memories. However, Tyhry was still suffering from the effects of her sensitive tryp-At style telepathy being overwhelmed by the nearby group mind of her replicoid copies who were busy preparing Sedrover for its first space flight. "Abby? I know an Abby. Wait... she was in that story about Irhit and Siteq. Abby was a tryp'At agent on Earth!" For a moment, Tyhry tried to remember the story about Siteq which she had read many years previously. 

Tyhry now realized that when the analogue of her father, Irhit, had visited Siteq, that must have created an opportunity for Eddy to learn about the Interventionist agent named Abby. When her father used the Reality Simulation System to investigate Siteq, that could have been one of the times when her father had learned about the existence of a copy of Marda in the Ekcolir Reality. However, the fact that Abby was an analogue of Marda never got mentioned in Eddy's report on Siteq. Anthony could have edited that right out of Eddy's memories. 

Tyhry told Lexy, "Systolina is a robot. She and I have been playing a game, making Systolina look like Marda. My only excuse for playing that silly game is that I love Marda, I think she's wonderful. I've been amused myself by playing with the idea that if I alter her hair and clothing with my nanites then I can make Systolina resemble a cute sister of Marda."

Marda on Threy.

Systolina told Lexy, "Back on Threy, I never thought I'd see Marda again. I simply used my memories of her pretty face and sexy body as a model when I was re-constructing myself, trying to make myself look more human. I hoped that Tyhry would respond favorably to my request for help if I looked like Marda."

Lexy shook her head, "I don't know what you two are talking about. Who is Marda? In any case, the Fru'wu discovered the spaceship that is being built here. They could not understand how primitive Earthlings could suddenly develop an interstellar spaceship engine." Lexy pointed at Tyhry. "Then the Fru'wu were amused by all the seemingly identical copies of you and their resemblance to my sister and I. They talked me into coming here to investigate. Of course, as soon as I came here, my telepathic mind was immediately recognized."

Tyhry asked, "You have a sister?"

"Well, she's a clone, but I think of her as my little sister. No, I don't mind answering that question I see in your mind, Tyhry. My sister and I have been part of an effort to help Earthlings adapt to the advanced technology of the Fru'wu." Lexy placed a hand on Tyhry's arm. "Now, I want you to tell me; what is all this I see in your mind about Reality Simulation?"

Tyhry said, "We are in a simulation of your world, Lexy."

Lexy giggled. "I don't believe it! No simulation could be this realistic." She touched Tyhry's nanite-enhanced hair. "I've never felt anything as soft and wiggly as your hair. It moves like it is alive! How could such sensations be simulated? Mind control?"

Tyhry shook her head. "I won't try to convince you, but we are inside a Simulation of Reality. However, that's really unimportant... forget about it. Tell me about this Fru'wu who you know; Vythoth."

Lexy tried to dig deeper into Tyhry's memories, but got nowhere. "A simulation? So perfect that nobody is aware of being simulated?" She shook her head and pulled a small device out of her pocket. "You are the original copy of Tyhry, right? I was to signal to Vythoth when I found you. The Fru'wu have been studying you and the spaceship construction project going on here for the past six months. The Fru'wu learned your strange language... English. They gave me a set of infites that integrated into my brain, allowing me to speak your language." Now Lexy activated the the alien communications device and then Vythoth appeared there in the laboratory, arriving by teleportation. 

Vythoth the Fru'wu looked around the interior of the laboratory and nodded to Lexy. Vythoth had long white hair that was tinted a light shade of green as were her eyes. Vythoth almost looked human, but it was impossible to be fooled; Vythoth was humanoid but not even trying to put on a convincing show of being a human being. Speaking in a strangely artificial voice, but using perfectly good English, Vythoth asked Lexy, "Do you care to introduce me to your analogue and..." Vythoth was looking at Systolina.

Systolina had no inhibitions against introducing herself to the alien and she told Vythoth, "I'm a positronic robot."

Vythoth asked, "You are one of Nyrtia's agents?"

Systolina laughed and then told Vythoth, "Not that I know of, but I suppose anything is possible."

Vythoth told Tyhry, "I'm surprised to learn that Nyrtia is helping you build a spaceship. Nyrtia has chastised we Fru'wu for bringing advanced technology to Earth. We were warned not to tell Earthlings anything about or interstellar space travel technology."

Tyhry could telepathically feel the edge of Vythoth's mind and although Vythoth looked mostly female, apparently Vythoth was male. Tyhry sighed and told the alien, "I've never met Nyrtia." Tyhry looked at Vythoth's crotch and then asked, "You are a male Fru'wu?"

Vythoth nodded. "Yes, I'm male. We Fru'wu have a mixed culture with males, females and hermaphrodites. Anticipating that I would meet you, for this project, I've shaped myself so as to appear to be a human female. It is a trivial matter for we Fru'wu to use nanites to modify our exoskeleton so as to take on any convenient form."

Vythoth in human form on Earth.

Tyhry giggled and placed a hand on Vythoth's bottom. "Well, you have a cute ass that looks like the derrière of a sexy young woman. Looking at you from this angle reminds me of my older sister, Rylla. She's a runner and has powerful legs like yours."

Vythoth could see another name in Tyhry's mind. "As I synchronize my telepathic mind to yours, I can touch your thoughts... I now realize that you are the tool of Manny the bumpha. I should have known! So, you are working against Nyrtia."

Tyhry explained, "I'm not against Nyrtia. I'd love to meet her."

Vythoth complained, "I just can't fathom where you are from. You appear here on Earth, speaking and unknown human language, this miserable English. But you speak Etruscan like a native. Manny must have trained you well for this mission."

Tyhry sighed, "Vythoth, you are hopelessly confused. It is a feature of this Simulation that I can speak the language of this Reality. English is a language from my Reality. But ignore all of that! The important thing is, I have tryp'At gene patterns and I've started to recover my tryp'At telepathic powers. I can also sense the surface of your mind, Vythoth, but your brain pattern is quite alien. I wish we had time to learn how to synchronize our minds."

the tryp'At

Vythoth nodded. "I've never telepathically touched a tryp'At mind, but Nyrtia claims to have contained that rebel group. For a while they were an important part of the anti-Fru movement."

Lexy asked, "Who is Manny?"

"Manny is my mentor. It was with her help that I learned how to visit past Realities of Deep Time." Tyhry put an arm around Lexy, "We have much to discuss, but tell me one thing. Do you know how to contact Nyrtia? Do you meet with her regularly?"

Lexy shook her head. "No. I have not seen Nyrtia since I came to earth, 40 years ago. Although..." Lexy stopped speaking.

Tyhry pressed her telepathic sense deeper into Lexy's mind, but Tyhry felt a crushing wave of vertigo as her mind connected to the strong telepathic signal emanating from group mind of her dozens of replicoid copies. With her own telepathic sense now amplified and strong like that of the tryp'At, Tyhry could not protect herself from the swirling thoughts of her copies as they cascaded down upon her telepathic mind. Tyhry was forced to ask, "What?"

Lexy explained, "Well, the truth is, Nyrtia can erase memories. I suppose she erased some of mine. It is standard practice; in case the Overseers capture a secret agent on Earth... we can't reveal too much." Lexy was looking at Systolina the robot with suspicion.

Overseers.

From having read the historical reports written by both Rylla and her father, Tyhry knew that there had briefly been tryp'At Overseers working on Earth in the Ekcolir Reality. Tyhry assured Lexy, "Systolina is not like Nyrtia; she won't erase your memories. I'm trying to help Systolina with a problem... a problem that I helped create."

Trying to guide the discussion back towards his own interests, Vythoth said, "One other matter... when will the spaceship construction by completed?"

Tyhry replied, "The ship is complete. Only a few more systems diagnostics need to be run before Sedrover has its initial space flight."

Vythoth produced a strange sound; the Fru'wu equivalent of laughter. "Amazing. Tell me, do you intend to share with your fellow Earthlings the secret of interstellar space travel?"

dimensional structure

Tyhry's plan was to test the Sedrover there in the Ekcolir Reality and then move on to building a spaceship in the Final Reality.  She had no confidence that the sedron-powered drive technology would even function in the Final Reality at a point in Time after the Huaoshy had changed the Dimensional Structure of the Universe. Tyhry gave a cryptic answer to the Fru'wu's question, "There are many different groups of Earthlings. When handing out advanced technologies like candy, it is important to weigh all the possible consequences, positive and negative."

Systolina had her own concerns, the least of which was the intriguing idea that Tyhry was now in the spaceship construction business. Systolina wanted Tyrhy's attention focused on Threy. She asked Tyhry, "Do you think that you can transfer Nym into this Reality?"

Lexy was trying to dig deeper into Tyhry's thought trails which all seemed to end in withered threads. It was clear that Tyhry had grown up with a deep interest in the implications of time travel, but it seemed that Tyhry did not believe that time travel was possible. At the same time, Tyhry believed that she regularly received information and visions from the future. Confused by the seemingly paradoxical idea fragments that could be sensed in Tyhry's mind, Lexy asked, "Transfer? You are talking about Time travel?"

Tyhry shook her head, "We are in the post-time travel era of the Final Reality. You refuse to accept that this a simulation of Reality, but visiting past Realities is as close as I can now get to time travel. Systolina is working towards the other direction of Deep Time. She's asking me about the possibility of leapfrog a fellow robot from a past Reality into this one."

Systolina repeated her question, "Can you do it, Tyhry?"

Tyhry replied to Systolina, "Of course I can do it." Tyhry was simply trying to imagine all the tricky little details and consequences involved in moving Nym to a new place in Time. "In fact, it is for the best that the Phari refused to perform one of their direct transfers between Reality Simulations. I suspect that we are going to have to pull Nym out of your fork of the Asimov Reality Simulation, explain to him our plan and then send him into the past of the Ekcolir Reality and hope he can prevent Mosy from being inactivated."

Lexy asked, "Who are these people? Nym and Mosy?"

Just then the Marda replicoid came into the laboratory. She looked at Vythoth and asked, "A Fru'wu? I guess we made the big time." Marda had been tying up some lose ends and acquiring the fine chemicals that were needed for Sedrover's air and water recycling systems. Rather weary from her recent whirlwind travels to various cities around Earth, she sank into a chair.

Lexy asked, "So, this is a clone of Abby?" Lexy and Marda began linking their minds telepathically.

Even while Marda was initiating telepathic contact with Lexy, in a rapid burst of information flow, Tyhry telepathically informed Marda of what was going on. At the same time, Tyhry knew there were many questions in Lexy's mind. Tyhry asked herself: Why does everything have to happen all at once? Responding to Lexy, Tyhry asked her analogue, "Are you really interested in Systolina's problem? It is all rather complicated, and I don't have time to waste explaining it to you unless you want to help us."

Vythoth had been able to telepathically skim the basic outline of the problem from Systolina's thoughts. Vythoth was pleased at the logical arrangement of Systolina's robot mind. 

Now Vythoth said, "Let me see if I understand the problem." Vythoth asked Systolina, "There are religious robots who are trying to prevent you from providing people with access to the Hierion Domain?"

Systolina nodded. "Exactly. The biggest trouble maker is a robot named Nymerya Coryn. Alastor Cluster isn't big enough for the two of us."

 Vythoth nodded. "Your problem seems similar to the tryp'At problem. The tryp'At were operating out of a hidden space-time bubble in the Hierion Domain. A group of tryp'At field agents were working on Earth and became a major source of anti-Fru'wu sentiment. Lucky for us, Nyrtia was able to deal with the tryp'At."

Lexy was confused. She asked Systolina, "Where is Alastor Cluster? I've never heard of it."

Tyhry held up her hands. "Please, Lexy, let it go for now... I don't have time to teach you all of human history."

The Reality Chain that led to the universe as we know it.

Lexy said, "I'm getting answers from Marda. Her mind is much more open to mine than yours is, Tyhry. Somehow, just when I start to follow one of your thoughts, it seems to disappear." Lexy shook her head. "I just find it hard to believe that the Phari created an artificial star cluster."

The Marda replicoid was feeling rather confused by all the new telepathic mind patterns that were dancing at the edge of her telepathic mind. After twenty years of only being able to telepathically communicate with her mind clone Tyhry and the replicoid copies of Tyhry and herself that had been made, now the telepathic mind patterns of Systolina, Lexy and Vythoth swirled around her. Somehow, Lexy, Tyhry and Systolina were even able to provide Marda with fragmentary and second-hand "views" of the thoughts in Vythoth's alien mind. Marda told Lexy, "Well, that's not quite right... the star cluster formed naturally, but the Phari teleported habitable planets into Alastor Cluster."

 Vythoth produced his strange alien laughter. "Teleporting planets? Absurd!" The Fru'wu had their own teleportation technology. Vythoth's mind boggled at the energy requirements involved in teleporting a planet.

Tyhry told Vythoth, "Let's stay on topic and not get distracted by side issues. Nobody understands the amazing technological prowess of the Phari. We must accept that they are the masters of the Hierion Domain and hierion-based technologies."

Vythoth said, "I'm a trained specialist in social dynamics. It is my job as part of the Fru'wu expedition to Earth to report on how Fru'wu technology and Fru'wu contact with Earth is impacting human society. I'm intrigued by both the fact that you have built a spaceship and also by the idea of religious robots, but what is the Asimov Reality?"

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Tyhry looked back and forth between Lexy and Vythoth. Looking at Lexy was like looking into the future and seeing herself as an older, a middle-aged woman. Vythoth was the definition of alien strangeness: all synthetic. Synthetic voice and manufactured appearance with an alien mind that refused to resonate with Tyhry's. The more she pressed, the more Vythoth's thoughts eluded Tyhry and the more she fell into the disorienting group mind of her replicoids. 

Now, feeling quite nauseous and mentally tired from trying to synchronize her telepathic mind pattern with that of the alien Vythoth, Tyhry again tried to close off her telepathic mind to the world. Tyhry wanted to explain the past Era of Time Travel and show Lexy and Vythoth how the Reality Simulation System could be used to view events in past Realities, but there was something she had seen in Vythoth's mind that seemed more important. Tyhry asked the Fru'wu, "You can access information from the future?"

Vythoth said, "I'm reluctant to discuss that with an Earthling, but I see in your mind that you are unusual, you actually believe in the possibility of time travel."

Tyhry explained, "I was born after the end of the Time Travel Era, however," Tyhry gestured towards the control console of the Reality Simulation System, "With this device, I can view the past Realities of Deep Time."

Vythoth explained, "We Fru'wu have a device that allows us to View future events; the Chresmoscope."

Tyhry shook her head in wonder and tried to imagine how the Fru'wu had obtained Reality Viewing technology. Possibly R. Nyrtia had simply provided the Chresmoscope technology to the Fru'wu as a necessary part of getting the Fru'wu to travel from the Galactic Core to Earth and make contact with technologically primitive humans. But Tyhry thought not. The Fru'wu seemed too inept. If they could actually see the future, then how could they bumble around and cause a climate catastrophe on Earth? Tyhry asked Vythoth, "Tell me, what do you know about the future?"

Vythoth hesitated then explained, "As a Chresmoscopist, I'm constrained by the tight restriction of Temporal Paradox. The information that we Chresmoscopists have from the future is always difficult to interpret. For example, I knew that I should meet with you here today, but even now I'm not sure why. All I can tell you is that, one, I'm intrigued by the idea of religion among robots, and two, I can't imagine how technologically primitive Earthlings could possibly make an interstellar spacecraft."

Tyhry suggested, "You don't actually witness future events by Chresmoscopy, do you?"

Vythoth shrugged. "Tyhry, I can sense that you have telepathic abilities, but of a type that is unusual and new to me. But know this: a Chresmoscope works with the Fru'wu telepathic sense. It helps a trained Chresmoscopist like myself understand information from the future. However, Chresmoscopy is frustrating. Often I can't fully understand what I have seen of the future until it is too late to change the future."

the Sedron Time Stream

Tyhry nodded. "I think I know what you mean, Vythoth. I too can experience what the bumpha call the Sedron Time Stream." Tyhry was tempted to telepathically contact Kl'ath-Sedruth, but to do so would require that Tyhry amplify her telepathic abilities. With her full tryp'At telepathic powers awakening and not yet under her control, Tyhry could not risk doing that while in close proximity to the goup mind of her replicoid copies. She formed a direct synapex link to the Marda replicoid and asked: Well, what do you think?

Marda replied: I've seen something amazing in Systolina's mind. While I've been traveling around the world, you've altered your body? You now have a penis?

Tyhry had been practicing the art of keeping her secrets concealed in one half of her brain while leaving the other half open to other telepaths. I was hoping to surprise you. Tyhry nodded and spoke out loud. "Yes, I programmed some medical nanites to alter the structure of my body, allowing me to recover some of my genetically-programmed phenotypic features." Tyhry took one of Marda's hands and guided it to her skirt. Marda could feel the budging glans of Tyhry's penis were it pressed outwards against the thin soft fabric of her skirt.

Lexy was following Marda's thoughts. She stepped close to Tyhry and lifted the hem of her skirt and saw the pink tip of Tyhry's penis. "Amazing. You... we are tryp'At?" Lexy fondled the hot glans of Tyhry's penis and felt the slippery emission fluid that was was dribbling out of it.

Tyhry was sexually aroused and enjoying the delicate touch of Lexy's fingers on the engorged tip of her penis. Tyhry told Lexy, "I'm surprised that Nyrtia never told you the truth: that you are part tryp'At." 

With Lexy stimulating her penis and Marda's telepathic mind fantasizing about the possibility of getting Tyhry's erection inside her vagina, Tyhry could no longer control her penis. It slid out of its sheath and came into full view. Both Marda and Lexy placed both of their hands on Tyhry's big hot erection and began playing with it. Tyhry was now eager to make love to the replicoid copy of Marda. She spoke to Systolina, "Why don't you and Vythoth go inspect the spaceship."

Systolina took Vythoth by the hand and they went through the back door of the lab. Tyhry heard Systolina telling Vythoth, "Come on. I know when I'm not wanted."

Tyhry took Lexy to the bedroom there in the lab that Tyhry had for years shared with the replicoid copies of Anthony and Marda. The Marda replicoid followed along and quickly took off her clothes and got on the big bed. Tyhry made her clothing nanites disintegrate and she eagerly moved between Marda's legs. Lexy sat in a chair near the bed and watched Tyhry slide her long erection inside Marda. Lexy said, "My turn is next."

Next: Part 6 of Vythoth the Chresmoscopist.

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