Pam calls off her wedding. Roy loses it. Jim's in Stamford, but not for long. 

A hospital stay and the recovery afterward, almost entirely from Jim's POV. Earnest and fluffy and sweet, with a side of steam for dessert. Tons of inner monologue, lots of dialogue, dramatic with plenty of humor sprinkled throughout. 

After a crappy five-year reunion of your high school graduating class, Ryan coerced you into coming to his apartment, taking shots, and playing Star Fox 64. Normally you could flatten Ryan no problem—you still had the high score, even though you hadn’t played on his console or cartridge in about four years. And normally, you get to Venom with no problem. 

But maybe the shots were making you see double—you only remember four members in Star Wolf, not the six or eight or whatever that kept flashing across the screen. And the somersaults—you began to think “What the heck?” along with Wolf as you desperately oriented yourself after each one. And whenever you face Star Wolf, there are a crap ton of somersaults.

This is a “what if” situation that takes place during S3E16: Business School. It begins the day before this episode, on Valentine’s Day 2007, and ends at Pam’s art show the following night. What might have happened if Pam actually married Roy on the wedding date he set on the Booze Cruise (June 10, 2006)? This fanfic finds out.

The Jim Paradox continues into Season 4 with analysis for every episode on a scene-by-scene basis, (episodes will be uploaded by title as individual chapters). Analysis focuses on Jim’s character development on emotional and psychological levels with emphasis on how his behavior impacts JAM. Also included are the QTPs (Question to Ponder) that incited so much discussion on the message boards.