Date: April 15, 2007 01:48 am Title: Joke's on you
OK, no, no, no, no, no, no: even Jim, who was mad at Pam in The Negotiation, with ugly hair and yucky shirts and paleness and no ability to even prank Dwight - even this Jim cannot possibly prank Pam Beesly. It doesn't work that way, because a) he is in LOVE WITH HER, DAMMIT, and b) it goes against everything they stand for. If in the next chapter Jim decides to do it again, I may have to disown this story, and believe me, I don't want to be doing that because this is an unbelievably intriguing start for a story.
I loved the Jim in the first part, because he's being all cute and Dwighty, and I loved him in the end, because that is the S2!Jim that he's been hiding away for so long, and I loved it must be weird to say that to someone other than yourself, because that was below the belt but completely true...
...and still it made me want to slap Karen. I want her to leave, even if I liked her [I mean, she's pretty, funny, and it's not her fault she loves Jim] at first, because she's not getting it, and...she has to leave, pronto. She was great at first, but NOW. now. now...
Can't wait for an update!! I'll be waiting. ;)
Author's Response: So, what you're saying is that you don't want Jim to prank Pam? I just wanted to be clear on that, because you were kind of wishy-washy there. ;)
Date: April 14, 2007 11:26 pm Title: Joke's on you
First Review! I just wanted to say how much I really enjoyed this chapter. It's really not Karen's fault that she fell for Jim, can anyone really blame her? I also really liked the bit about the spreadsheet - that seems so Karen. Please write more soon!
Author's Response: I absolutely cannot blame Karen for falling for Jim. Nope, not one bit. (That would be kind of hypocritical of me - hee!) And the spreadsheet thing was my way of commiserating with Karen's situation. I make spreadsheets ALL DAY at work, and I thought it just sounded like her. :) Thanks for reviewing!!
Date: April 14, 2007 11:18 pm Title: Joke's on you
Ha, you're right - it's not Karen's fault that Pam's the only one for Jim, but since it's that way, she should really just leave, and do it gracefully. Whoops, did I just betray my unbiased attitude? Sorry about that. Anyway, I really enjoyed this first chapter. I honestly don't think even this new Jim who was so cold to Pam the other week would be able to pull a prank on her with Karen. Definitely off-limits. And sure, I feel for Karen too, but... she's rather gigantically deluded and I think she really needs to wake up to the situation (as, by the way, does Jim). Maybe this'll help set her straight? Well, anyway, please write more!
Author's Response: Hee! Your secret's safe with me - I'll never tell anyone I suspect your Jam bias. ;) Thanks for the review! I have the next chapter written, but I like to stay one chapter ahead in writing vs. posting so I'll keep on truckin'. Glad you're enjoying it!