Date: March 30, 2007 12:14 am Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
You may not believe this, but, unlike Jim and Pam, I have actually never seen the Titanic. Nevertheless, I was quite literally laughing out loud at Pam's fake emotionality. Nice one!
Author's Response: Well you aren't missing much... really, haha. I haven't seen it since it was in theaters so I was pretty much going on memory and IMDB.com, I'm glad it was still readable! ;)
Date: March 30, 2007 12:06 am Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
Awesome! I had no idea I loved Ryan this much!
Author's Response: Hee! I'm so glad that I can help you realize it ;)
Date: March 29, 2007 11:12 pm Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
Okay, I know this is a Jim/Pam site, but I'm sort of rooting for a Pam/Ryan ending. I just plain like it! Awesome, awesome fic. Can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Thank you soo much! Hee, I like that this is getting people all mixed up in the head over this Pam/Ryan possibility. There shall be more soon! :)
Date: March 29, 2007 11:05 pm Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
This is so weird, but I am actually enjoying the Ryan/Pam bonding! Of course, I'm just waiting for the jealous Jim explosion, but its a fantastic distraction in the mean time! I was so happy to see that you had updated so fast!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm actually glad that you're a little conflicted over it... it makes it a little more interesting, eh? ;) I'll try my best to get an update up early in the weekend. The next chapter is giving me a liiittle bit of trouble so we'll see how it goes.
Date: March 29, 2007 11:01 pm Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
at this point, i'm so completely 50/50 on this jim versus ryan thing. it's pretty crazy.
although i do hope that, if she DOES hook up with ryan ... she'll hook up with jim later. or SOMETHING. to soothe my jim/pam-obsessed brain. lol.
Author's Response: Or hook up with them at the same time? No? Too much? Hehe, juust kidding.. maybe. Thanks for the wonderful comment ;)
10 [Report This]Date: March 29, 2007 10:59 pm Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
"Ryan’s hand reaches out and he lets his fingers tangle in hers. They aren’t exactly holding hands, more like… holding fingers actually, which is better in some respects because at least this way she doesn’t have to worry about her palm sweating."
That was a lot to quote, but GUHHHHH FINGERHOLDING. [And nice work extracting Kelly from the situation - much appreciated.] I have so much love for the situation you've created. Jim being jealous of Pam and Ryan [and of Pam's seeming LACK of jealousy over Karen, when she tells the Titanic story], and how even though Ryan and Pam both recognize the full awkwardness of their situation and the complication that is Jim, they're just kind of letting whatever is between them happen naturally, and it's just...more, please. Thank you AGAIN for the fingerholding.
[This is totally remotivating me to marathon the entire series and assemble a gigantic LJ post of Pam/Ryan moments - because they're SO THERE.]
Author's Response: Oh, do it! Do it! I was seriously considering making a Ryan/Pam shipper fanvid, heheh, there are so so many moments! Like that breakroom scene in Branch Closing? Talk about tension. I thought they were going to make out then and there. And yay, you liked the finger holding! I love those little moments when you're first becoming interested in someone (when you're just freaking out because you're kind of holding hands!) hehe, and I just wanted to try and capture that about what is going on between them, that they aren't really thinking about it, just having a good time. Pam freaking deserves a good time by this point!! I don't want any more crying Pam.
Date: March 29, 2007 10:56 pm Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
This story is so ridiculously addictive. I love everything about it, even though Jim's kind of an ass, but a hot ass (and a HOTT ass). And I loved Ryan already, but...I love him so much more now. SO MUCH MORE! And...I need more of this. Like, now. :) *loves*
Author's Response: Hee, thank you thank you thank you! I kind of like Jim being a little... snarky ;) Its kinda hot. And Ryan is just plain hot in general so, yeah. I'm so glad you're enjoying it :)
Date: March 29, 2007 10:54 pm Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
Eeeep! I'm so torn! One minute, I'm like, "Go Ryan! Suck on that, Jim!!!" And the next, I'm like, "Aww, Jim still loves her in his roundabout way!" I'm really getting addicted to this little fic! Oh, and I love your Karen! If only they'd flesh her out a little on the show. I guess it's a good sign they haven't. ;)
Oh, and in contrast to a commenter below, I LOVE that you've given Pam someone else to get close to. It's kinda like in that interview with JK how he said that Karen is a good option for Jim and he's not sure if Pam's the one or not anymore. I can totally see this happening between Pam and someone else. I mean, sure, Ryan's a total dick in the office, but wouldn't you be with Michael as your boss? I think, that outside the office, he'd be a lot of fun. He hasn't broken Kelly's heart yet. That has to mean something. He may have a soft side that's just been hiding. Oh, and there are no cameras on the ship, so he may be showing his true colors since they aren't there. Wow, I'm analyzing your story, haha! Oops.
Sorry for the long review, I just had to tell you to not get discouraged, even if this fic doesn't end up with happy Jim/Pam, because that's life sometimes, you know?
Author's Response:
You have no idea how encouraging this review is! Seriously, analyze away because I am loving it :) I totally agree with every point that you've made and I do tend to draw a lot of what I feel I know about the characters from interviews by the actors themselves (like JK's interview about Karen being a viable option, and BJ's interview about loving that Kelly loves him, and maybe even missing that Michael loves him) I mean, who knows these characters better than the people that play/write them? In fact, the idea for this story stemmed from an interview BJ gave which said that the difference between Ryan and Jim is that Jim thinks he's in a comedy, whereas Ryan thinks he's in a tragedy. So, here I thought it'd be interesting to flip that a little. And the one thing that always stands out in my mind that screams "Ryan is a good guy!" is that TH from the Merger about Kelly when he just says "I don't know... I can't explain it." My heart just melts every time. And while I love Jim and Pam and do root for them on the show, part of me is unsure about them as a couple and that is fun to play with a little in the fanfic realm of things :)
Seriously, thanks so much, I really needed to hear this :)
10 [Report This]Date: March 29, 2007 10:52 pm Title: Hold on, its gonna be a bumpy one
I love the versatility of your writing, DF. You blew me away with the darkness of "You can have it all," and then you made me laugh out loud with "Clash of the Titans," and now you're working some serious sexual tension with "Hey, Jealousy." You are a very talented writer.
Author's Response: Oh wow, thank you so much! What an amazing compliment :) You've just made my night!
Date: March 29, 2007 10:52 pm Title: Hold on, its gonna be a bumpy one
Dwight's line about the ending of the movie was PRICELESS. I really laughed, thank you for that! And I also like the cute Ryan/Pam stuff as well.
Author's Response: Thank you! Dwight's so much fun to write for sometimes :)
Date: March 29, 2007 10:38 pm Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
EEE!!!!
Cat conventions and Titanic tears and RYAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And bonus points for the Jan/Michael freaky love AND Toby hatred!!
I think I may be getting too emotionally invested in this!!!!!
Wow!
And Dwight claps when the ship sinks!!!! YESSSS!!!!!!!
Author's Response: Hehehe, oh I really really needed to hear that at this particular moment so THANK YOU! Dwight would totally clap, hee!
Date: March 29, 2007 10:35 pm Title: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
I'm incredibly confused about where you're going with this. I mean, this is a Jim/Pam site, not a Ryan/Pam site. And you are going completely out of Ryan's character. Ryan admits himself that Jim's a nice guy and he's not in The Merger. This has stopped being fan fiction and is simply fiction. Also, I'm just bitching because I want to read Jim/Pam stuff. This is actually quite good, but I still hate it because it's not Jim/Pam. lol. So, please, for the love of God, just end it or make it about Jim and Pam now. I'm sick of waiting. I've got the show to wait for, I don't want to have to wait for fan fiction to stop stalling and just bring them together.
Author's Response: Yikes, okay, first off, yes this primarily is a Jim/Pam site, but people do tend to post other pairings here as well because its a great forum for sharing fanfiction. I don't think I'm stretching Ryan's character all that far actually. The show gives us an extremely limited view of every character we see, as in, we see them at work and that's about it. I don't think she show has ever said "Ryan's a bad guy and not nice at all", in fact, on a number of occasions he's been shown as very friendly (think back to the Pilot? Dundies? Email Surveillance? Cocktails?) I really think that out of that office he could be a cool guy. And not to go off on a tangent or anything, but the show doesn't have me entirely convinced that Jim and Pam should be together. They are both pretty emotionally immature and I think that Pam in particular needs someone outside of Roy/Jim to help her overcome some of her insecurities (but thats just my opinion). I can't promise that I"m going to "get Jim and Pam together" in this story, but I can promise that I've not forgotten about them. Thank you for reading and sharing your comments, I really do appreciate them. Hopefully you can suspend your disbelief somewhat and keep an open mind about Ryan ;)
Date: March 29, 2007 09:44 pm Title: The suspense is just so exciting, isn't it?
Hee.
This is seriously amusing me to no end.
Thanks!
cheers.
--Lex
Author's Response: I'm so glad! Hee, thanks for commenting.
Date: March 29, 2007 09:41 pm Title: Hold on, its gonna be a bumpy one
I have always had such a crush on Ryan/BJ. His blue eyes are really mesmerizing! I love the idea of Pam/Ryan. It's playful and light and new. YAY!
Author's Response: Oh BJ... I think I might stalk him if it wasn't illegal. Wait, what? Who said that? I'm so glad you like the story! :)
10 [Report This]Date: March 29, 2007 07:28 pm Title: The suspense is just so exciting, isn't it?
This is torture. And I am loving every word of it. What's this I hear about you having "several" chapters done? What are you waiting for? ;)
Author's Response: Just trying not to overwhelm my lovely betas by throwing everything at em at once ;) Plus, I'm still tweaking the chapters, deciding on some plot things... you know how it goes :) I figured a chapter a day was a decent pace to shoot for?
Date: March 29, 2007 06:47 pm Title: Hold on, its gonna be a bumpy one
I could not wait for Chapter 3 to come out... I printed it at work... hopefully they won't fire me from my OFFICE job...
I love seeing Pam be flirty, Ryan is being so cute and Jim is being jealous... as he should be...
Author's Response: Oh that's so awesome that you printed it out at work! That makes me all warm and fuzzy inside :) Thank you!
Date: March 29, 2007 06:41 pm Title: The suspense is just so exciting, isn't it?
There are about a bazillion things I love about this story. 1) Jim admiting he's jealous. 2) Pam knowing he's jealous. 3) Pam & Karen being friends 4) The fact that it's on a cruise. 5) It is just pure awesomeness. Just wonderful. Seriously...just wonderful.
Author's Response: Heehee, glad you're enjoying it! Thank you so so much!
Date: March 29, 2007 06:00 pm Title: Hold on, its gonna be a bumpy one
I love this fic! I've read a lot of road-trippy fics, and this one so far is the best.
Author's Response: Oh thank you so much! Glad you're enjoying it :)
Date: March 29, 2007 05:29 pm Title: Hold on, its gonna be a bumpy one
I HATE KAREN. That's irrational, I know. But god, Pam and Jim have just....so much, the 'you know I'm jealous of anyone who gets to touch you like that.' God that's like the hottest thing I've ever read. If I was Pam I would have jumped him right there, then again if I was Pam I probably would have self combusted some time ago. PS. I don't really see a lot of Ryan/Pam chemistry, this is no way an insult to your masterful story. It's more how you interact with a great, flirty guy friend, not one who makes your knees literally go weak though. Oh and Fuck Karen for suddenly being nice to Pam. that blows.
Author's Response: Haha, well hating Karen is okay too. I think in terms of the Pam/Ryan flirtation I'm trying to have it come across as just new friends being flirty and having a good time with it, so I'm glad you said that! Also, maybe Karen's being nice to get Pam out of the way and with Ryan? Who knows? Oh wait, I do. Nevermind, hehe. Thanks for the comment!
10 [Report This]Date: March 29, 2007 05:12 pm Title: The suspense is just so exciting, isn't it?
I adore Pam and Karen being all girly together and Karen kind of nudging Pam towards Ryan. Oh, Ryan in his Weezer t-shirt! And Pam playing with his hair! I'm officially dead on the floor.
And Jim, why are you such a buzzkill? Seriously, let Pam have fun. I do like the tension between them and I think you've written that extremely well. Oh, boy. I can't wait to read more of this!
Author's Response: Yes, I had to throw in some Weezer love (Ryan seems like a Weezer kind of guy, no?) Thanks so much!
Date: March 29, 2007 04:47 pm Title: The suspense is just so exciting, isn't it?
I just can't get over how much I love this new fic! At first I wasn't sure about the Ryan flirtation, but I am REALLY enjoying it! Perfect way to ensure Jim jealousy!
I hope you update soon!
Author's Response: Hehe, glad you're enjoying some fun flirting! Thanks!
Date: March 29, 2007 04:29 pm Title: Hold on, its gonna be a bumpy one
Ryan has the best hair everrr. And where is this Blades of Glory premiere pic of him you mentioned in your author's note?
Author's Response:
I'm so excited with all these responses about Ryan's great hair, hehe ;) Here's a link to the picture, glad to be of service!:
http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t257/mozartsfriend/?action=view¤t=bog08.jpg
10 [Report This]Date: March 29, 2007 04:28 pm Title: The suspense is just so exciting, isn't it?
ah - so nice for more, but so hard to watch Pam still playing frackin' games. Just tell him how you feel, idiot girl!! *sigh*
I wish you needed another beta...! ;-) But I guess I shall be patient. This is fun stuff though - seriously fun!
Author's Response: Yes those two are the King and Queen of playing games it seems like! And you have no time to beta! Because you should be hard at work on more Squirrel ;)
Date: March 29, 2007 03:21 pm Title: The suspense is just so exciting, isn't it?
Yeah go Ryan!!!!!!
Really good :D
Author's Response: Hee, go Ryan indeed! Thank you!
10 [Report This]Date: March 29, 2007 03:20 pm Title: The suspense is just so exciting, isn't it?
Oh dear. It's weird because everything is so comfortable between everyone yet so incredibly uncomfortable at the same time. I can't wait to see what happens next. The suspense really is exciting. I'm going to take a nap anyway though.
Author's Response: Haha, I'm jealous, I could use a nap. Once again, you are awesome... just had to say it again. Thanks for commenting!