Nefertiti Fenison

Last night I was researching about remote monitoring of algae using drones and satellites over waterways. Cool stuff straight out of sci-fi movies but they're real! Apparently algae are fluorescent and how the light refraction looks can tell researchers a lot about how the algae is absorbing nutrients and other biological matters.
          
          This is just a normal day because this is what I do when I have a biochemist slash botanist character. All hail nerds and those who form alliances with the nerdy students.

I knew that Bruce from Finding Nemo never knew his dad because in real life male sharks leave after mating, but I prefer to think his dad disowned him for embracing veganism/no fish diet.
          
          Anyway, should I add a scene in the sequel to Our Invisible Threads (whenever I'm ready to release it) where the trio watches Finding Nemo and Johan is like "Bruce is me" (dad disowning him for not being a traditionalist) or would that be too on the nose?

There is a Batak philosophy called Elek Marboru and Somba Marhula-hula, which can be loosely translated as "Respect to wife's family" and "Respect for women", which makes it Johan’s dad being extremely mean to Johan’s mom very jarring. On the other hand, there's also the phrase "Kayu yang berdekatan akan bergesekan" (pieces of wood that are too close together will cause friction, meaning we tend to hurt those nearest to us), so that might explain (not justify and not excuse) the dad's abusive behavior.
          
          Just thought I would clarify that Petrus' actions are by no means a reflection of Batak values. He just is very inhumane, but it's his vice as an individual and is not a product of the culture he comes from.

Minor but culturally significant change: since Our Invisible Threads is not an #ownvoice story (I'm not Punjabi), I have asked someone who is to be an offline sensitivity reader. This person just informed me that, actually, Chandresh calling Navrita "Mama-ji" is really confusing because, in Punjabi culture, that is a term for a mother's brother (a maternal uncle). A mother in the Punjabi language is usually referred to as Mata-ji, Bebe, Maa, Amma, or Ammi.
          
          So, I have made the necessary correction and now Chandresh calls Navrita "Ammi" as the person suggested (it is a loanword from Urdu, sort of, which in turn was borrowed from Arabic "Umm").
          
          I have apologized privately to the person but I also want to make public apology here as it is never my intention to cause confusion or be disrespectful of a community that I'm not a part of.

I compiled some pop songs into a playlist! Want to listen to music Johan likes? Feel free. There are like 25+ of songs.
          
          https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLToBCI_DHAsl_53HnVQhqbtmOfajlLWnO&si=LJd3w02O-UCcUeKa 
          
          Also, want to listen to something that's more of Kenta and Chandresh's vibes? I made a separate playlist for that.
          
          https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLToBCI_DHAsngZiamrMh9h00yYAeHZnRp&si=Wwlzl00RfA5IgGyX 
          
          Songs that fit both the Kinoya family and the Dhillon family? I got you.
          
          https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLToBCI_DHAsnkEyImWmzKv4VBLqbBp3Py&si=HwQlRpdUgplBjClQ

MBTI profiles can be polarizing because some people find it helpful while others think it's a pseudo science. Me? I think it's a fun tool for writers to sort out their characters' personalities.
          
          Chandresh is ENTJ most probably. He's socially adaptable but also intuitive, smart, and you know he does judge silently.
          
          Kenta is ISFJ maybe? Definitely an introverted person and good at sensing everyone's emotions.
          
          Johan sounds like he could be INFP. He's pretty observant and perceptive.

Cleaning up exposition and making scenes more visual is hard. Guess I have a lot to learn still.

Made minor sentence-level edits to Chapter 5 to improve clarity and flow.

Hey, thanks so much for supporting my book! All you comments were lovely 

Did you know algae with altered choloroplast can be used as vaccines or medicines for shrimps? So the shrimps will have better resistance against diseases and pathogens. Yeay for healthier shrimps.
          
          The only downside is the new/introduced algae needs biocontainment, a.k.a it has to be carefully restricted to a small area so that it doesn't threaten native algae.
          
          (This info is brought to you by my fixation on biochemistry and biocontrol because of the research I have to do in making sure whatever Kenta and Johan do in the story is scientifically accurate).