I honestly wasn't sure what to think of this when I first read it, which is why I sat on the review so long, but as I delved deeper, there's really a wonderful sense of character development that I've really come to enjoy

Thank you. It was very different from my usual, yes.

I'd love to know D-674's motive for this (other than being, well, a Deception. :P).

I don't want to answer this here, as various readers have various interpretations of the ending and of which story they believe. One is right and one is wrong, but I don't want to piss all over people's understanding of it with my pesky Authorial Intent if they'd rather I not. :-)

Hit me up in IM when I get back from the store and I'll explain what was going on. ;-)