Stunning work, your writing is just wondeful to read. I enjoyed how you explored themes from the series and added your own twists. Kudos to you for making up a very in depth and believable case. I can imagine this happening in series if it were to continue. Togusa was really well written as well as the other characters. The story behind the doctor was also very well planned out!

Good job, you deserve a reward!

Nicely done. Enjoyed how you extended and explored the themes from the series.

Wow...I'm absolutely awe-struck! I don't even have the words to describe to you how incredible a fiction you've managed! Your words, the plot, the characters...you captured everything so beautifully and then brilliantly crafted your own universe within the subset of their world! The way you portray Togusa and his struggle with his own identity and the possibility that his humanity was lost with his physical body is absolutely, breathtakingly heart-wrenching. I have never before seen in a fiction such a wondrous grasp and manipulation of the idea of the depth of the human mind and what the soul really is! Everything about your fiction is so inspired and so gorgeously crafted! I absolutely loved all the small insights into characters like Matoko; we so rarely get to see her "human" side that it was fascinating to watch you mold a small memory of her first attempts at controlling her new body. And the time frame you used-her as a child-only added to the brilliance. I can't even begin to fathom, even having worked with children in my highschool, how she managed to learn because I know first hand that they have so little patience and so much energy with no real direction to take it. You really added something to her that I think a lot of fictions skim over either because it never enters logically into the mix or because it's such a deep topic that it's intimidating to try and approach. There is such palpable fear in Togusa and it's a fear that people can so easily relate to. The idea that everything you know is just the whim or figment of another person's mind is absolutely terrifying in the most primal sense possible. And you so excellently and brilliantly tucked in the idea that we never really know people, even the ones we love, only added to that very basic sense of fear when the comfort and surety of our memories, the foundations of who we are as people, might have been snatched away. The powerlessness, the rage, the sorrow...it was just all so palpable and so real to me as I was reading! I can find not a single error in your work in terms of something as simple as grammar all the way up to something as abstract and deep as the definition of the human soul...Flawless, gorgeous, inspired writing!

Your story sums up everything I thought about this creepy anime show, dead people

pretending to be alive, humans mutating themselves into robots and thinking that

they are superior to living people. It sounded like in the anime and story that

they are one generation away fromliving to mechanical. CREEPY, great story even

though he was stupid enough to not realize that if he were having problems with

memory, you don't go to a man who can change them, stupid of him to not realize

that he was bait for him bosses.

That could have been a kick ass AR movie. _ great story.

Wow, it's sure been a long time since I've read the other chapters. -laughs- However, that still doesn't detract from how much I like this story. You have a wonderful way with description, and I like how you ended the story. Very thought-provoking, and it ties in the name of the story. Great job on this.

This is probably the best GiTS FF I've ever read. Excellent characterization. Very thought provoking.

This was a positively captivating fiction. It manages to keep the original themes and concepts of Ghost In The Shell, but it brings something new to the table. Always in Ghost In The Shell there exists the question of identity, but this fiction brought the struggle of that question into startling clarity. The characters were captured in near perfection, and you managed to make it emotional and enthralling without causing it to become cheesy or overly angsty. Togusas' struggles, both internal and external,. bring a whole new emotional level to Ghost In The Shell, which has always carried a facade of emotional distance.

I absolutely loved reading Defining the Indefinable. I eagerly await your future writings.

brilliant, brilliant... BRILLIANT!

I've just found this story and I'd just like to state that this is without any doubt one of the best pieces of fan fiction I have read.

You have managed to replicate the feel of a Stand Alone Complex episode and spin a good story. Kudos to you!

Oh it's so touching! It reminds me of my own dad(sobs)...

This story ended as good as it started. It was just like watching an episode. I liked the ending, which was true to the show, because even when there is a happy ending, there is still a sad, lingering feeling. I still felt so sad for Miki. Togusa's relationship with his daugther was so touching. I like how you resolved the problems. I will miss this fic. Please write another. You should write something about Batou and his dog. I think you'd do a great job.

You've left me speechless. By now I think I've raved about your skill in every single review that I've written but I still think that you deserve more! One of the best features of this final chapter is the variety of settings which you describe. I found that each one had its own mood; it was these moods which allowed me to fully feel the impact of your spectacular storytelling. I thought that the way you incorporated the story's title into the final segments was inspiring.

May I also take this opportunity to commend your fantastic portrayal of the relationship between father and daughter? I may not be a parent but the emotions you conjured up struck home with a part of me I didn't know existed. I was overjoyed that Togusa finally came back for his daughter's doll and that he found his humanity! Something that I've noticed during the course of this story is the manner with which you have Motoko behave. I call her 'Motoko' here instead of 'Major' because you effortlessly tapped into the warm and humane side she normally tries to conceal. Her support for Togusa and her guilt at her inability to protect him was an excellent parallel to Togusa and Miki.

Just as the Major said to Batou: "You know, you saved one of them this time."

It's been a joy to read this story, you've made a lifelong fan out of me. Good luck with your further writing! I'll be waiting!

This chapter wrapped up this story nicely. I like how you briefly but thoroughly resolved everything, especially with the girl who started it all, Togusa's family and his own fears. Excellent from start to finish!

Wonderful! I have so enjoyed reading this story! Thank you so much for finishing it, you've done a fantastic job!