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9/24/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Digimon Trinity, chapter 112

Phantom Renegade: It made sense to me to use binary code for the current form of the D-Reaper, showcasing its primitiveness.

Ha! Given that Data Squad shares this story's continuity, yeah, it's definitely foreshadowing.

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9/11/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 18

Generic Reviewer: Unfortunately, this is more a case where I have a lot of characters to keep track of that each have their own thing going on. Keep in mind though, this is only chapter 18, while 'A Story for Suzie' had 60 chapters to work with and had a focus on fewer characters. Also, I can't just give this alternate version of Rika a partner straight away. She requires character development, and I can't rush that. But I promise things will begin to pick up in the next couple of chapters. If the pacing isn't to your liking, you're welcome to drop the story and I won't blame you for doing so. To each their own after all. You're under no obligation to read my work. Don't feel that you have to do so.

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9/6/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 17

Generic Reviewer: To begin with, the jogress wasn't forced. It was stated that Jeri suggested it and some dialogue mentions agreements were made first. But yeah, the D-Reaper is more or less regretting the biomerge now. :P

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9/3/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 16

Generic Reviewer: I wouldn't say that I like writing random assholes. More that people are likely to know assholes in real life. So they can't really exclude them.

Hachishaku-sama, huh? Never thought of it that way. Interesting interpretation. At any rate, the Myotismon hybrid was already defeated in smartalec121's first story in his series, so no worries about it appearing in this fic (it's also not the random Raremon that keeps popping up either). But its existence did make this version of the D-Reaper sit up and take notice.

Progress does take time, but it most certainly happens. :)

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8/28/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 15

Generic Reviewer: Only one way to find out. :D

Cursed Kenta is almost as fun as cursed Takato. Almost. ;P

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8/21/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 14

Generic Reviewer: Heh. Fortunately, of all the spooky things happening, a RareRaremon or ExTyrannomon are the least likely to happen. :D

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8/15/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Digimon Trinity, chapter 46

Phantom Renegade: Lol, while I don't remember Guilmon dreaming about any repressed feelings Takato has or even his bikini magazines, I do at least remember the stressful running. Does seem to be a symptom of Takato for sure in how often his imagination is a curse. XD

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8/14/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 13

Generic Reviewer: Time will tell about Kuzuhamon I guess, but I can definitely say that the 'neo D-Reaper' is not Sleipnir going haywire. Definitely two different things there. :D

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8/7/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 12

Generic Reviewer: Yeah, been wanting to do some more development with Guilmon in this story, and as the response to his development in this story has been so far positive, I'm not disinclined to do so. :D

There was a bit more necessary setup with this chapter, but don't worry. There's going to be a move toward payoff soon. :)

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7/31/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 11

Generic Reviewer: Heh. The dog isn't a reference to the Battle of Adventurer's film, but I can see why you would think that. :P

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7/23/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 10

Generic Reviewer: Alice is most definitely not a ghost in smartalec121's work (where there's more Alice/Henry shipping going on) and functions as a very smart programmer much like Shibumi. She has a bit of a softer spot for the Tamers, or at least the softer spot is more obvious at the moment.

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7/9/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 9

Generic Reviewer: That...sounds like it must have been a really weird fanfic. Glad I didn't replicate that one.

If Calumon thinks he can play with you, he's going to try his hardest to be your friend. Fun should be shared, after all. :D

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7/2/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 8

Generic Reviewer: Suzie needed a PTSD episode. Takato's been hogging all the spotlight. And yeah, Takato's lightning scars came from Cherubimon's Virus form. Not fun.

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6/24/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 7

Generic Reviewer: Yeah, Rumiko remains quasi-excommunicated by the Hata clan, though it's not stated that her husband is a commoner or that this was the cause. I have the feeling, based on Seiko's original dialogue, that Rumiko was a lot more like Rika in her youth, at least when it came to being rebellious.

Takato could very well have been cursed out by Kazu's mother (going by the few scenes she appeared in, she seems like the type), but it's not likely to be shown here.

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6/17/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 6

Generic Reviewer: I hope I've done the portrayal of PTSD decently. I have some very minor experience with it, mainly knowing and observing someone who did deal with it due to having served in war, but nothing even remotely on the level like Takato or even some war veterans. Quite the gulf there.

Sakuyamon was the one who rescued Jeri's father when he was thrown by the D-Reaper agent. Without her, he would most likely have died. The final battle I think was especially crucial because by being there to support Henry and Ryo and later by lending her power to Ryo, she bought the team precious seconds when those seconds counted. Without her, the D-Reaper pretty much rips through the Tamers. You can pinpoint a lot of episodes where Rika's presence, when absent, changes a *lot* of things and could have resulted in potential casualties. That's not to say she's god-mode, but it certainly lends considerable credibility to her stated abilities, especially once Sakuyamon enters the picture.

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Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 5

Generic Reviewer: I think that makes you the oldest reader I've ever had. Those early days I've heard were something else for this site.

I'd say only Kayoko is is vulgar, but either way I felt it was a good chapter to show off some differences in Rika's personal life compared to her canon counterpart.

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Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 4

Generic Reviewer: This alternate version of Rika has been surprisingly fun to write. By not having the same hangups as regular Rika, she's not as concerned about going after the things she wants.

And maybe you did spot a Dawn/Dusk reference. ;P

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5/30/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 2

Generic Reviewer: Pretty bad, yes. But definitely not the worst it can could be. :P

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5/28/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Off the Beaten Path, chapter 1

Generic Reviewer: No Doumon involved, as near as I can tell, as she wasn't a Tamer.

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5/15/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Broken Heart, chapter 2

Generic Reviewer: Heh. Not sure if 'cute' describes it, but I'll go with it.

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Anonymous Reviews for: Broken Heart, chapter 1

Generic Reviewer: It really wasn't meant to be updated. It was supposed to be a oneshot and that was it. But, like I said, one read and I felt a tingle. Figured I'd give it a go.

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5/2/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Voice

Generic Reviewer: Yeah, like I said, my writing is still pretty choppy. Hoping it improves as I pick up writing again, but we'll see.

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4/26/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Seeing Red, chapter 24

Generic Reviewer: If you're going to have a B plot, make it a good one. Or at least interesting.

I wouldn't say Takato didn't notice the hickey. He's just had a lot on his mind and simply forgot about it. XD

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04/19/23

Anonymous Reviews for: Seeing Red, chapter 23

Generic Reviewer: Takato is the most unsung ladies man in the franchise, what can I say? And as Rika herself points out, she's had a lot of bad influences.

The original content was only half as long and ended on a more positive note. But further thought had me extend it a bit (which frustrated me because writing more made me feel like the scene was overstaying its welcome), making Rika a more active participant and delve further. In the end, the positive note didn't make sense.

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