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Dammit, Rebecca! Reverend proves to be a good mate to Bobby. Soo much impending heartbreak to come if/when this matches up to the way things played out on screen...

Thing still frost with Stevo and Sally Babs, you devious bitch, you!? The letter was a nice touch. I can just hear Bobby's theme playing, her tears staining the letter. Soldier Boy seems to be stringing his blondies along Nice touch with the music again. Step by Step by NKOTB was a massive chart hit in 1990 peaking at #1 in North America, #2 in The UK and Greece, #3 in NZ and Norway #5 in Ireland and #8 in Oz (I'm a music geek) and would most likely be in the jukebox. Les becoming slowly prominent. The Reverend is easily someone who Des Monaghan would have introduced in that time period to replace Rev Flowers who had left at this point.

Hoo boy... Rebecca knows now. Frankie climbs the corporate ladder. I'm getting the feeling Geoff would be better off chucking that ring into the sea as Bobby isn't into him in that way. Won't lie could go for some Cheese and crackers... Don't know the last day I had that Celia on the receiving end for a change instead of the one dissecting everyone's character, interesting? Ben/Carly foreshadowing with her little statement?

Oh, lord... Ben. SMH. Geoff is well-meaning but Bobby's reaction is pretty realistic. Few "In the feels" moments these last couple of chapters.

I explained earlier in your debut topic you made just before Christmas that he further educated her when she came back in 1995 in order to better herself and their feelings grew as they spent time together. It was a lot of on-off and so many hurdles which included age, local gossips, Haydn, etc.

Celia you silly old cow... Talk about being the great Exacerbator! ? Alf'll be all like"Stone the flamin' crows, sis!" ? Geoff is in for a world of hurt and Bobby potentially. Keep on rollin'!

Goldilocks, I'm in hysterics!? I can see Martin being super-jealous of Grant. He has a physique and is Educated, after all. Good way to break up some of the drama. Happy belated for Kristen

Emotions are definitely running high in this chapter!

Holy cow, Revhead just exposed Dodge as the arsonist! And Michael learns that Celia can't keep a secret to save her life! Adam's lucky the girls didn't douse him in coffee! Swiss time is running out for Sally...

Man, things have taken a turn for the grim! Sal's at Revhead's mercy, Matt's getting physical with Rebecca. Though if it was Danielle Carter edition Rebecca, she'd knock him flat! I like how you made Revhead more threatening than he was on screen. More in line with his 1991 self anyhow. Damn you, Roo. I can just see her doing this with the same kind of s***-eating grin she had when she came up with the plan to frame Frank as Martha's father.

Cool few chapters. Adam debuts, Chris takes a spill, Dodge being a humungous bellend as per, won't pick on anyone can fight back. Life as normal in Summer Bay then! I really hope Ben doesn't become the Stand-in for Reynolds! Stevo, you've derailed into a ditch! I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt Christopher Adam was kind of a fool to be keeping $4k where anyone could get to it! Also, could Matt be getting wise?

Goddammit, Ben! You don't wanna push this too far, Carly works with knives about 8hrs a day after all! Dodge being well, Dodgy....

Damn you, Dodge. Yeah, You're Real tough picking on someone who most likely still sleeps with a nightlight! Bitch move from Roo. Then again she's likely still Justine in the role at this point. More Ben/Carly/Matt complications... Ooh aye.

Oh, hell. Dodge has let something slip to Revhead. Falling in with him, Skid and the other guys would be right up his alley. Michael/Celia seems kind of odd, then again in this universe, the Stewart women enjoy the company of younger men lol. However, he's set Alf straight (though I'd be suspicious too!)

Holy s***.... I can actually see a desperate/panicked/scared Barbara doing the whole padding thing. That would be the freeze frame. I like "Breakout", One of the best 80s tunes. There's an extended mix with a pretty sweet guitar solo toward the end of the track. Ooh, Stevo's going off the rails quicker than one of Thomas the Tank Engine or his mates when they go too fast! Megan Tierney pops in, Nice to add the "H" to avoid confusion with the other Megan.

Potentially Abusive Ben... I don't know how to feel. On screen, He'd be more likely to use a fist on a guy and bark at a woman. His parents would be ashamed, if what I think is going on. They seemed like they would suitably chastise him for that. Revhead in the mix, interesting. The McPhees gone... Pity, but sometimes you gotta follow what's in your heart. This is a great 1990 Alternate universe fic and everyone likes seeing how it unfolds. Most of everyone is how they were with a few tweaks and small timeline liberties.

Old H&A fan if, he even reads fanfics, must be salivating as Brian/Dodge was one of his fave characters. The McPhees getting itchy feet? More Bobby turmoil Stevo/Sandra/Craig rolls on.

Nice flip of the timeline having "Brian" (if he is who I think he is) arriving at this point. Grant enters the equation, nice. Don with the meddling again..

I guess Ben is partial to Blondes! TBF, Maz did look good in those little pink/black dresses! Poor Guitar, What'd it ever do to Frank? It's nice the McPhees are the surrogate grandarents in this. I imagine they were of equal help to Alf and Roo when Martha Sr ''was no longer with them''. Don knew he had to put the brakes on that one.

Don... You are gonna cop it sweet when Bobby finds out! And stress is the last thing she needs in her condition. I'm hearing the standard early years doom piano which Don is on the phone. That always seemed to play when he was suspicious of something ?? Interesting to see where Ben/Mazza is going

Steven knew about the affair and didn't have to do a quadratic equation to work it out. That's more like the Ben we know.

Wow, Ben is coming off as a dick here. He was a hothead for sure but This seems over the line...

Just as well Viv isn't the mix, that'd have made things even more complicated!? Bobby, Bobby, Bobby... Narelle, while no nuclear physicist, *has* a point: she's gonna have to do some explaining if the child comes out with an Olive Complexion and sporting a Mullet ?

In the Words of the Ashleys from Recess... "Scandalous!"?

Good couple chapters. The sense Interesting to see how the stuff with Frank's Dad plays out. surprised "Every time you go away" didn't make an appearance in the airport scenes!